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One of the forgotten man at Chelsea, Michy Batshuayi, is set to be offered a new deal with the club.
The Stamford Bridge side are ready to offer him the new contract to ensure that he does not leave the club on a free transfer when his current deal with them expires next summer.
The plan, once he has signed the new deal which will see a bump up in his wages, is that he will then be sent out on loan, in the hope that he can boost his value by playing well for another team.
Crystal Palace, Newcastle United, and newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion are all reported to be interested in the Belgian striker.
He has played for Palace and did well in a previous loan spell, and they would appear to be the favourites to secure his services again. However, one complication is that they are also interested in a temporary deal for Chelsea youngster Conor Gallagher, and Premier League rules do not allow a club to have two players on loan from the same club simultaneously.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.