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Chelsea holding up Batshuayi to Monaco move in hope of permanent sale

Monaco have revealed that Chelsea are holding up Michy Batshuayi's move to the Ligue 1 outfit, with the Blues keen to offload the striker permanently rather than on loan.

Batshuayi has spent the first half of the season on loan at Valencia but has struggled to make an impact, scoring just three goals in 23 appearances.

As such his time in Spain is set to be cut short, and it was understood he would be moving to Monaco on a temporary basis to reunite with Thierry Henry, who he worked with during the former Barcelona forward's time with Belgium.