Former Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi joins Saudi team Abha on free transfer

[p]The 32-year-old arrived at Frankfurt from Turkish ‌champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/galatasaray/riaqqurF/"]Galatasaray[/a] in February ⁠2025 ‌and scored four goals in 21 ​appearances in all competitions for the German ​side.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/abha/lnEqnhJf/"]Abha[/a] announced the move on X alongside pictures from ⁠the ​signing ceremony, saying: "One chance is all he needs ... [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/batshuayi-michy/CKyKL1ff/"]Michy Batshuayi[/a] is Abhawi."[/p][embed guid="7d5746bc-a924-41a0-8ed9-e3a6e8deef30" url="https://x.com/Abhafc_english/status/2089371310698660019" social-type="twitter" /][p]Batshuayi has ‌previously played for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/st-liege/vsnvCI6G/"]Standard Liege[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/marseille/SblU3Hee/"]Olympique de Marseille[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chelsea/4fGZN2oK/"]Chelsea[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/crystal-palace/AovF1Mia/"]Crystal Palace[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/dortmund/nP1i5US1/"]Borussia Dortmund[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/valencia/CQeaytrD/"]Valencia[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/besiktas/IDmErJCR/"]Besiktas[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/fenerbahce/MsbmracL/"]Fenerbahce[/a] and Galatasaray.[/p][p]He was part of Belgium's squad that finished third at the 2018 World ‌Cup and also played ​at the 2022 tournament ‌in Qatar. Abha began their return to the top flight with a 2-1 defeat by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/al-hazem-rass/YZFeqj3D/"]Al ⁠Hazem[/a] last ⁠week.[/p]