Michy Batshuayi's move to Crystal Palace right at the end of the January transfer window means the Belgian international striker has now played for three different clubs in the last year.
After a successful stint at Borussia Dortmund in the second half of last season, Batshuayi flopped at Valencia but now the 25-year-old is aiming to rediscover his form, and maybe do enough to be given a second chance by Chelsea, his parent club.
Batshuayi joined Chelsea from Marseille for 40 million euros in 2016 but is now one of a remarkable 42 players belonging to the London club who are currently out on loan.
A glance at the Premier League's official website shows that Batshuayi was one of 10 Chelsea players to seal loan moves elsewhere in January -- others ranged from Alvaro Morata joining Atletico Madrid to teenage Croatian goalkeeper Karlo Ziger moving to non-league Sutton United.
Many of the loan moves out of Chelsea in recent years have been to Vitesse Arnhem, the Dutch side with whom they have forged curiously close links.
Yet Chelsea are not alone -- in France, Monaco now have some 70 players under contract, enough for coach Leonardo Jardim to play five different teams, substitutes included.
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"In the end he was able to play at Bournemouth, but that is 10 percent of his career gone already. As a result, we warn young players that they first of all need to stay at home to play football."
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