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Everton consider £18m bid for Chelsea outcast Batshuayi

Everton are considering a bid of up to £18 million ($23m) to sign Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi, Goal understands.

Batshuayi is currently on loan from the Blues to Valencia, though the Liga outfit have made it clear that season-long deal is set to be cancelled as they look to remove his £90,000-per-week salary off their wage bill.

"The player knows,” Valencia general director Mateu Alemany told reporters on Thursday. “For the good of the player and the club, we are looking for a solution.

“We are expecting an exit in the few hours or days.