CHELSEA have revealed Michy Batshuayi has signed a contract extension at the club while completing his loan move to Besiktas.
The Belgian striker, 27, joined the Blues from Marseille on the back of a superb Euro 2016 but has failed to make the grade at Stamford Bridge.
Batshuayi had entered the final year of his contract and would have been available for nothing next summer.
But to avoid losing a player they spent £33million on five years ago, they have extending his contract with a view to selling him permanently down the line.
A club statement confirmed: “Michy Batshuayi has today extended his contract at Chelsea until 2023 and joined Besiktas on loan for the season.
“The Belgian forward heads to Vodafone Park for the remainder of this season, after passing a medical in Istanbul and signing the relevant paperwork.”
Batshuayi will now embark upon his FIFTH loan spell away from the Blues.
The forward has been shipped off on loan to Borussia Dortmund, Valencia and Crystal Palace (twice) in recent seasons.
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In all, Batshuayi has scored just eight times in 48 Premier League games for the Blues – with just THREE of those strikes coming since his debut season.
Batshuayi was spotted arriving at an Istanbul airport wearing a Besiktas scarf and waving to his new fans on Tuesday.
It had initially been thought the Belgian was joining the Super Lig club permanently.
But Chelsea have now confirmed it to be a loan deal.
Batshuayi’s chances of featuring for Chelsea this term were slim following the arrival of compatriot Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan in a £97.5million move last week.
But some Blues fans joked the club should keep Batshuayi instead of Lukaku after he scored FIVE times in a recent friendly against Weymouth.
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