Chelsea has stolen Michy Batshuayi away from Crystal Palace with a €40 million bid to Marseille.

Marseille had earlier accepted a €38 million bid from Palace for Batshuayi, but he had reservations about the move to Selhurst Park.

Batshuayi will become Antonio Conte’s first signing for Chelsea. Batshuayi scored 17 goals in Ligue 1 last season and will become the most expensive sale in Marseille’s history, eclipsing the fee they raised when selling Didier Drogba to Chelsea in 2004.

Batshuayi's arrival will effectively rule out the possibility of signing Romelu Lukaku.