5 reasons why Chelsea were wrong to allow Batshuayi to move on loan

#1 Chelsea have a history of missing out on top class players

Chelsea already allowed Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne to slip through their fingers

If Chelsea do look back in a few years and realise they made a mistake by allowing Batshuayi to move on loan, it wouldn’t be the first time they allowed a class player to slip through their fingertips. Both Romelu Lukaku and Kevin de Bruyne once represented the Blues, but a string of loan moves for the two lead to permanent ones and suddenly Chelsea had missed out on a couple of world-class talents.

Current reports suggest that Dortmund hold out little hope of signing the Belgian on a permanent deal, but it’s more to do with the fact that they didn’t have a first refusal clause written into their deal with Chelsea rather than the possibility of the Blues taking him back. According to Dortmund, top European clubs are already sniffing around the striker.

That’s why Chelsea slipped up in allowing him to move on loan. Had they kept Batshuayi as backup for Morata – and used him as an occasional starter, checking his progress until he was ready to become the top dog – then the likelihood is that few clubs would’ve been interested. But with the spotlight on him at Dortmund, someone is almost bound to come in for him. Meaning he could well end up as the next Lukaku or de Bruyne, and Chelsea could end up with egg on their faces again.