Despite having a bid accepted for the player, it looks like Crystal Palace will miss out on signing Michy Batshuayi, after reports that the Belgian is going to turn down a move to Selhurst Park.
According to a report from Gary Jacobs of the Times (£), Batshuayi is looking to join a team who will be playing in the Champions League next season and is hopeful of moving to a club such as Tottenham Hotspur, Atlético Madrid or Juventus, all of whom have been linked with a move for him.
In fact, Tottenham are apparently confident of bringing in the young striker as they look to ease the goalscoring burden on Harry Kane.
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The 22-year-old is one of Europe’s hottest prospects and is almost certain to leave Marseille this summer as the French club are in desperate needs of funds.
There have been some reports that Marseille accepted Palace’s bid knowing that the player would reject the move as they hoped to trigger a bidding war for him.
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