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title: "Batshuayi winning battle to stay at Chelsea this season"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ste Hoare"
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published: "2017-07-26T14:54:00Z"
modified: "2017-07-26T14:54:00Z"
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# Batshuayi winning battle to stay at Chelsea this season

Michy Batshuayi is close to earning a place in the Chelsea squad for the upcoming campaign after impressing manager Antonio Conte in pre-season, according to a report from Simon Johnson of [Standard Sport](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/michy-batshuayi-winning-over-antonio-conte-in-battle-for-chelsea-firstteam-role-a3596616.html).

The Belgian international looked all but certain to be loaned out after a rather disappointing first year at Chelsea but he’s flourished in the absence of Diego Costa in recent weeks and there is now a good chance he stays at Stamford Bridge as back-up to Alvaro Morata.

![Stanley Chou/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/822283588.jpg)

The 23-year-old has scored five goals in three pre-season friendlies and, according to Johnson, he’s impressed Conte in training sessions too.

Fernando Llorente is constantly being linked with a move to Stamford Bridge but even if he does arrive, there is a very good chance that Conte would also keep Batshuayi as he looks to have a squad which can cope with the demands of competing for honours domestically and in Europe simultaneously.