The Belgian forward moved to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2016 and scored the goal which secured the Premier League title, away at West Bromwich Albion, at the end of his first season at the club. Batshuayi spent the first half of the 2017/18 campaign with the Blues, scoring the decisive goal in an impressive Champions League win against Atletico Madrid, as well as a hat-trick in a League Cup tie against Nottingham Forest, before moving on loan to Borussia Dortmund, where he scored nine goals for the German side.
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has joined Valencia on a season-long loan, the clubs have confirmed.
Batshuayi, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund, only spent a week training under new Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri but was deemed surplus to requirements with Alvaro Morata, Olivier Giroud and Tammy Abraham all available.
“Chelsea Football Club has today agreed terms with Valencia for Michy Batshuayi to join the Spanish side on a season-long loan,” a statement on the Chelsea website said.
Sources have told ESPN FC that there is no option to buy in the loan agreement.
Batshuayi joined Chelsea from Marseille for £33 million in 2016 but found Premier League minutes hard to come by, with Antonio Conte favouring Diego Costa and often deploying Eden Hazard as a false No. 9.