Michy Batshuayi: Borussia Dortmund agree loan deal for Chelsea striker
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Borussia Dortmund have agreed a deal to sign Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi on loan for the rest of the season, subject to a medical.
Arsenal signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang - who Dortmund said they would only sell if a replacement was found - later on Wednesday.
Chelsea could sign Olivier Giroud from the Gunners as a replacement for Batshuayi to complete a three-way deal.
The German transfer window closes at 17:00 GMT on Wednesday.
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Belgium international Batshuayi has made 32 league appearances for Chelsea since joining the club from Marseille in July 2016, scoring seven goals.
Blues manager Antonio Conte said earlier in the week that the 23-year-old was in contention to play in their Premier League match against Bournemouth on Wednesday (19:45 GMT kick-off).
The Stamford Bridge club have also held talks with Tottenham over a possible swap deal involving Spurs' Spanish forward Fernando Llorente - but Batshuayi rejected the move as he wanted to be a first-choice striker.
Dortmund travel to Koln for their next Bundesliga match on 2 February.
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"Liverpool will be baccccckkkk next season."
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Liverpool will be cacccccckkkk next season.
Corrected for you.
Hope it's Giroud as that would be a great signing. Can't understand Wenger's logic in letting him go.
If by 11pm we've signed someone like Crouch instead, I will be deeply disappointed. But with these clowns in charge of deals, who knows?
"He [Conte] is a manager who is destroying chelsea".
Destroying Chelsea? You must be suffering from short-term memory loss. Conte led Chelsea to the title last season. I dread to think what you'd be like if you owned the club. Conte would have been out on his ear after the Burnley match!
In my opinion, it would be a shame to lose him from the league.
"Chelsea will try and buy him back next year for £200 million."
Who? Batshuayi is on loan so they won't have to buy him back.