Alvaro Morata kept Michy Batshuayi out of Antonio Conte’s starting XI at Chelsea (Picture: Getty)

Michy Batshuayi had admitted that he was more of an ‘observer’ at Chelsea following the arrival of Alvaro Morata.

The 24-year-old started the season at Stamford Bridge, scoring ten goals in 25 games for Chelsea, but accepted a January loan move to Borussia Dortmund to get more first-team minutes under his belt.

And while Michy Batshuayi has been a hit at the Westfalenstadion, Morata has badly struggled since the turn of the year, managing only two goals in all competitions for the Blues.

Asked about his rivalry with Morata at Chelsea, Batshuayi told Onze Mundial: ‘I was more of an observer.




‘My competitor was a great striker, older, already a scorer in the Champions League and having participated in major competitions.

‘So yeah, it was clear, I was watching a lot. There were high class players around me.

‘I also said to myself: “If I am here too, it is because I have qualities, I just have to show them everyday”. That’s all.’

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The finish ? Another week, another @mbatshuayi goal for Dortmund! pic.twitter.com/BuxKKIRPJW — Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) April 8, 2018

Batshuayi is expected to return to Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2017/18 campaign, but the Belgian admitted that he’s living out a dream at Dortmund.

‘I’ve always wanted to play in Dortmund,’ he said.

‘I’d already said so to reporters back in the day. If they tried hard enough they could find an article of me saying that when I was at Standard Liege.

‘I was asked who I wanted to play for in my career, and my reply was “Marseille and Dortmund”, and now I’m happy because I’ve done both.

‘They are two major institutions, domestically and internationally.’

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