West Ham target Michy Batshuayi open to leaving Chelsea on loan

Benched: Michy Batshuayi did not start a Premier League game until the title was won
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Michy Batshuayi is open to leaving Chelsea on loan in the search for more first-team football, with West Ham keen on the striker.

The striker endured a frustrating first season at Stamford Bridge with just one Premier League start - coming after Chelsea had confirmed the title.

Despite a reduced role, Batushuayi scored four goals in his final three league games and finished the season with a record of scoring every 47 minutes.

The 23-year-old is a summer loan target for West Ham with Slaven Bilic failing with a bid last summer and Batshuayi is happy to accept any offer Chelsea deem suitable.

"Honestly, I'm not trying to think too much [about my future],” Batshuayi told Belgian outlet Het Nieuwsblad.

"It will be up to the board and the coach to decide. I'm the player, I go where Chelsea send me."

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Chelsea have already lost two players ahead of the summer transfer window officially opening.

Second-choice goalkeeper Asmir Begovic has joined Bournemouth in a deal worth up to £10 million, while wantaway youth prospect Dominic Solanke will become a Liverpool player on July 1.

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