Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi will complete a loan move to Monaco today, reports claim.
Speculation over the deal has been rife in recent days with the Mirror reporting talks over a move to the Ligue 1 side were at advanced stages on Friday.
BREAKING: Sky sources: @ChelseaFC striker @mbatshuayi close to completing a loan move to @AS_Monaco. #SSN pic.twitter.com/3NfVvoIJaz
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) January 13, 2019
But Sky Sports is reporting that Batshuayi’s loan deal to Monaco will be completed today.
The Belgian struggled on loan at Valencia during the first half of the season finding the net just once in 15 La Liga appearances.
Monaco’s VP told @canalplus that Michy Batshuayi will be returned to Chelsea from Valencia to complete his loan move to Monaco pic.twitter.com/Dea7RnqToH
— B/R Football (@brfootball) January 13, 2019
Everton had been pondering an £18million permanent swoop for Batshuayi who is down the pecking order at Stamford Bridge.
But Thierry Henry, who has worked with Batshuayi with Belgium, now looks set to get his man for the Ligue 1 strugglers.