Chelsea's not-so-cheap ride has stopped Batshuayi signing by Spurs

Chelsea's huge demands on Michy Batshuayi prevented Tottenham from taking the lead for the striker, as a Spurs star waited for a shocking new deal, according to Friday's newspapers.

CHELSEA DEMANDS ARRESTED NEEDS BY SIGNING BATSHUAYI

Chelsea would have claimed loan fees four times higher than what was finally agreed with Crystal Palace for Michy Batshuayi on the day of the deadline.

A report in The sun says the Blues wanted to get an incredible loan of £ 8 million from the Spurs after offering the Belgian to West Ham for only £ 2 million earlier in the day.

And with their Tottenham at the price of a move for the Belgian, Batshuayi finally joined the Roy Hodgson Eagles late in the day.

Batshuayi's loan agreement with the giants of La Liga, Valencia, had been broken earlier in January after his performances were criticized, but that did not stop several Premier League clubs from trying to get signed.

And it's Palace – although 90 minutes pbaded after the deadline]who asked his interlocutor to have asked for additional time to conclude the agreement.

The Spurs will now have to rely on Fernando Llorente to continue to rank first in the absence of Harry Kane, although the fragile confidence of the Spaniard has been heightened by the victory of a winner against Watford Wednesday night.

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Maurizio Sarri's job in Chelsea is safe at the moment, but club bosses want to see a "plan B" when his "Sarri-ball" tactic does not work (The Sun)

Fernando Llorente is trying to get a new deal with Tottenham (The Sun)

West Ham has withdrawn from a potential loan agreement for Michy Batshuayi because of his reported salary of £ 170,000 a week (The Sun)

Charlie Austin is ready to fight for his place in Southampton after the potential transfer of four Premier League clubs in January (The Sun).

Arsenal refused to let Eddie Nketiah leave the club after bids for Ivan Perisic and Yannick Carrasco failed (The Sun)

Wilfried Zaha, Crystal Palace, is the subject of a long ban to make fun of the referee Andre Marriner after his deportation for dissent (The Sun)

Manchester City reserve goalkeeper Aro Muric told Pep Guardiola that he could replace Ederson (The Sun)

Arsenal has put an end to the potential for a potential shift to Deadline Day for the Barcelona winger, Malcom (Daily Mirror)

Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri refused to travel on the team's bus following the Blues' 4-0 defeat against Bournemouth on Wednesday (Daily Mail)

Mike Ashley's priority is to secure the future of Rafa Benitez in Newcastle (Daily Mail)

Peter Crouch admits that he was not expecting a return to the Premier League after completing his transfer to Burnley Day (Daily mail)

The businessman Sir Gary Verity, who took the Tour de France to Yorkshire, became a candidate for the position of President of the Premier League (Daily Mail).

Peterborough football manager Barry Fry has been fined £ 35,000 for betting on a Peterborough striker and becoming the top scorer in League One (Daily Mail)

The talks between Schalke and Tottenham failed on the day of the deadline for the Dutch striker Vincent Janssen (Football.London)

Udinese ended his participation in Derby midfielder Tom Huddlestone on the day of the deadline (Daily Telegraph)

Roman Abramovich sent repeated text messages to Maurizio Sarri asking for explanations on the recent decline of Chelsea (The Times)

Hibernian withdrew its offer for a six-month contract to bring Efe Ambrose back to the club on the day (daily newspaper)