---
title: "Juventus won’t meet Marseille’s asking price for Batshuayi"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2016/06/23/juventus-wont-meet-marseilles-asking-price-batshuayi/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Thomas Bore"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2016-06-23T15:18:21Z"
modified: "2016-06-23T15:18:21Z"
---

# Juventus won’t meet Marseille’s asking price for Batshuayi

Juventus are set to launch a £23million bid for Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi of Marseille, according to the [Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/682598/Tottenham-West-Ham-Juventus-Michy-Batshuayi-Marseille-need-sell-transfer-gossip).

The impending sale of Alvaro Morata to Real Madrid has forced Juve into entering the transfer market for a striker. AZ Alkmaar striker Vincent Janssen, who is also a target of West Ham’s and AS Roma’s Antonio Sanabria are also said to be on their short-list, but Batshuayi is their highest priority.

Batshuayi would welcome a move to Juventus, but the Serie A champions are unprepared to match Marseille’s asking price, as per [Tuttosport](https://www.tuttosport.com/news/calcio/euro-2016/calciomercato/2016/06/22-12735333/calciomercato_juventus_i_30_milioni_di_morata_per_batsuhayi/). £23million is the highest they will go.

![Kaz Photography/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2016/06/454360496-1.jpg)

Marseille’s chairman Vincent Labrune would prefer to sell to West Ham, as they are prepared to match the £29million asking price, but the player is holding out for a Champions League side.

It is thought Batshuayi would be open to a move to West Ham, even though he is holding out for a bigger club. The lure of Europa League football, playing every week in the Premier League and being in London, not to mention a significant wage rise, would be too good to turn down.