During West Ham’s shambolic striker hunt of summer 2016, they came close to signing Michy Batshuayi from Marseille only to see Chelsea swoop in with a late bid and pip the Hammers right at the death.
Reports surfaced yesterday that Chelsea were growing increasingly frustrated with Michy Batshuayi’s inability to grasp Antonio Conte’s tactical demands from his strikers and that they were willing to offload their £33m man a year after he joined the club.
The 23-year-old is yet to start a Premier League game for Chelsea this season and was kept on the bench even when Diego Costa missed some games earlier in the season which is a slamming indictment of how the Blues view the Belgian right now.
With just one goal in 16 sub appearances, Batshuayi will ask for a loan move from Stamford Bridge next season and West Ham will be amongst those interested in securing his services, the London Evening Standard understand.
West Ham will again be looking for a striker to come and ease the pressure on Andy Carroll and Batshuayi, a player who the club have looked at extensively and are seen to sign, will seemingly be on the market once again.
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