West Ham United fans react on Twitter to Michy Batshuayi to Crystal Palace move

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West Ham United missed out on Michy Batshuayi to Crystal Palace yesterday.

West Ham United fans can’t believe Michy Batshuayi has opted to move to Crystal Palace over them.

West Ham were strongly linked with Batshuayi over the January transfer window, as reported by the Daily Mail.

However, the Chelsea forward ended up moving to Crystal Palace on loan until the end of the season at the last minute.

And West Ham fans are baffled how they didn’t get the striker ahead of Palace.

Chelsea were said to have valued Bashuayi at £35 million by ESPN, so West Ham and Palace both wanted him on loan.

It was the Eagles who get their man though, with West Ham failing to bring in a striker, as they had hoped.

West Ham will now have to go the rest of the season without a new number nine, putting further pressure on the likes of Marko Arnautovic, Javier Hernandez and Andy Carroll to perform.

West Ham are currently eight points and three places above Crystal Palace in the Premier League table, but that gap could close if Batshuayi hits the ground running.