Marseille’s Belgian forward Michy Batshuayi has agreed a move to Chelsea. (Picture: Getty)

Michy Batshuayi is closing in on a move to Chelsea after the Blues saw their €40million offer accepted by Marseille.

Batshuayi, the 22-year-old Belgian international, has been linked with moves to some of Europe’s leading clubs including Premier League heavyweights Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs in recent months.

It was only Monday evening that Crystal Palace saw their €38m bid accepted by the French club only for Batshuayi to reject a move to Selhurst Park on Tuesday morning.

Having scored 17 Ligue 1 goals in 36 appearances last season, Batshuayi has continued to steadily build a reputation around his keen eye for a goal after regularly finding the net for the French side.


Michy Batshuayi scores for Belgium at Euro 2016. (Picture: Getty)

The same reports coming out of France that confirmed the Palace bid have today revealed the acceptance of Chelsea’s offer, L’Equipe claiming the €40m fee excluding bonuses is enough to land their man.



Batshuayi is expected to sign a five-year deal with Antonio Conte’s side.

Currently away with Belgium at Euro 2016, Batshuayi deflected transfer talk earlier in the summer but couldn’t resist declaring his desire to play in the Premier League:

‘I don’t think about that, I prefer to concentrate 100 per cent on the Euros, then we will see what happens,’ he told Sky Sports News.

‘Everybody likes the Premier League. It has a lot of spectacle, a lot of goals and many good players,’ he added.