Everton continue to be linked with Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi.
According to Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws, Chelsea chief executive Marina Granovskaia has offered Michy Batshuayi to Everton – and they are considering taking him.
Batshuayi, 25, has struggled for consistent playing time with Chelsea since his 2016 move from Marseille, scoring 19 goals in 53 games for the Blues.
The Belgian international striker starred on loan at Borussia Dortmund in the second half of last season, hitting nine goals in 14 games, before heading on to Valencia this term.
Unfortunately, that loan move didn’t work out quite so well, scoring just three goals in 23 games before having the deal cut short last week.
Batshuayi is now back with Chelsea, and HLN report that the Blues have offered Batshuayi to Everton, with the Blues considering purchasing the striker this month.
Chelsea are currently blocking Batshuayi from signing for Monaco, as CEO Granovskaia is hoping for a bidding war between Everton, West Ham and Fiorentina.
Chelsea seemingly want to offload Batshuayi permanently, and that prospect means that Monaco have been left angry as Granovskaia refuses to put the finishing touches to the proposed loan deal.
Everton may well be in the market for a striker, with both Cenk Tosun and Oumar Niasse out of favour and linked with exits, so Batshuayi could fit the bill for Marco Silva’s side.
Intriguingly though, West Ham are set to lose Marko Arnautovic, so they could yet enter the Batshuayi race, with clubs no doubt hoping they get the Dortmund version rather than the Valencia one.
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