Borussia Dortmund will go ahead with their plans to try and sign Michy Batshuayi from Chelsea in the summer.

Batshuayi confirmed on Monday that he has almost certainly played his last game on loan at the Bundesliga club after scans confirmed he had sustained ankle ligament damage against Schalke on Sunday.

The Belgium international joined Borussia Dortmund for the rest of the campaign in January to get more first team football.

He made an instant impact with five goals in his first three appearances and is set to finish with a record of nine strikes in 14 games overall.

Dortmund had their request to include an option to buy Batshuayi as part of the loan deal rejected by Chelsea.

But Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke confirmed in February that they would try to sign the forward outright in the next transfer window.

It is understood that remains the case even though the 24-year-old's time at the club is likely to be cut short.

The German side still have a tough job to convince Chelsea to sell Batshuayi, who joined them from Marseille for £33.1m in 2016.

One of the purposes of Batshuayi's loan was to help him develop and regain confidence in view of becoming a more regular member of the squad next term.

It would take an offer in excess of £50m to tempt Chelsea to cash in and his value could rise further if he recovers in time to have a good World Cup with Belgium.

Dortmund do have money to spend though as they sold Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Arsenal for a minimum £56m three months ago.

Batshuayi has less than seven weeks to prove his fitness before Belgium coach Roberto Martinez names his 23-man squad to play at the World Cup.

In a statement to announce the severity of the ankle problem, Borussia Dortmund said that Batshuayi hasn't been ruled out of the tournament this summer yet.

He will continue to get treatment, including at Chelsea's training ground. Batshuayi said: "Well it's not good news for now. My season is probably over and I won't be able to pay Borussia Dortmund back for their confidence.

"Thank you all for the amazing amount of love I received since Sunday. Wishing my team-mates the best for the final days. See you soon."

Borussia Dortmund have only four fixtures remaining this term, the last of which is on May 12. It is very unlikely that he will be able to fully recover in just over three weeks.