A couple of clubs approached me before I joined Valencia, Mitchy Batshuayi has revealed.
The Belgian scored eight goals in 14 appearances at Borussia Dortmund where he was in another loan and that actually attracted interests from other European clubs. He has already been unveiled at Valencia.
“There were plenty of clubs who wanted to sign me but after talking to Marcelino, a bond was generated and he convinced me to sign. This is a strong team who play in the Champions League and fight against the best, but what convinced me most was my conversation with the coach.” Batshuayi admitted.
The Chelsea loanee hopes to bag titles at the Mestalla and feature in the Champions League.
“I’ve come here to play for a Valencia side who want to play more than four games in the Champions League. My wish is to win a title with Valencia this season.” the forward said.
In April 2016, English Premier League club West Ham United were reported as the favourites to sign Batshuayi, having offered a €35 million bid. Two months later, their London neighbours Crystal Palace made a €38 million (£31.5 million) bid which would have made him their record signing, while Italian champions Juventus were also among the interested parties. Although Palace’s bid was accepted, Batshuayi did not want to make the move, instead engaging with a €40 million (£33.2 million) offer from Chelsea, for which he left the UEFA Euro 2016 squad to take a medical.
On 3 July, he signed a five-year deal at Chelsea. He was the first signing by their new manager Antonio Conte, and said that his aim was to get the team back to winning the Premier League and qualifying for the Champions League. Batshuayi added that he was eager to work alongside their midfielder Oscar.Batshuayi joined Chelsea for preseason in Austria, and on 20 July, he made his debut in a friendly against Wolfsberger AC. A day later, he scored his first two goals in an 8–0 friendly victory against Atus Ferlach.
On 15 August, Batshuayi made his competitive debut in Chelsea’s opening match of the 2016–17 season, coming off the bench to set up Diego Costa’s late winner in a 2–1 win over West Ham United. Five days later, after replacing Oscar, he went on to score his first Premier League goal in a victory by the same score at Watford. On 23 August, Batshuayi made his first start for Chelsea in the EFL Cup, scoring a brace in a 3–2 home victory against Bristol Rovers.
On 12 May, Batshuayi came on as a second-half substitute against West Bromwich Albion with the score 0–0, with Chelsea needing a victory to clinch the Premier League title. In the 82nd minute, he slotted a goal past keeper Ben Foster to win Chelsea their fifth Premier League title and sixth title in all. Batshuayi went on to score three goals in Chelsea’s final two games, including the last goal of the season in the 92nd minute of Chelsea’s 5–1 win over Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season. Batshuayi finished the season with 5 goals in only 236 minutes of Premier League action, equaling a rate of one goal every 47 minutes.
Batshuayi scored his first Chelsea hat-trick on 20 September 2017 in a 5–1 home win over Nottingham Forest in the third round of the EFL Cup.In a UEFA Champions Leaguegroup match away to Atlético Madrid a week later, substitute Batshuayi scored the added-time winning goal in a 2–1 victory.
On 17 January 2018, he scored in a third round FA Cup win over Norwich City on his 50th appearance for Chelsea. The game finished 1–1 after extra time, with the Blues going on to win 5–3 on penalties.