- Chelsea are nonetheless planning on doing loads of enterprise this summer time
- The membership are focusing on three gamers earlier than the window slams shut
- New supervisor Enzo Maresca needs so as to add to the group’s attacking choices
Manchester are near agreeing the £70million sale of Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid.
The transfer will pave the way in which for Atletico to promote striker Samu Omorodion to Chelsea for round £35m in a deal separate to Conor Gallagher’s £33.7m sale.
Gallagher is due in Madrid on Tuesday to signal a 5 12 months contract with Atletico after accepting the transfer on Monday morning.
Chelsea are attempting so as to add Napoli’s Victor Osimhen too whereas younger defender Alfie Gilchrist is heading to Sheffield United on mortgage.
Chelsea are additionally closing on Gremio midfielder Gabriel Mec, 16, for £20m.
Enzo Maresca and Chelsea want to usher in three extra gamers this summer time
Conor Gallagher is due in Madrid on Tuesday to signal a 5 12 months contract with Atletico
The Blues have held talks with Atletico over a possible transfer for Omorodion as they appear so as to add to Enzo Maresca’s attacking choices.
Omorodion is a part of Spain’s squad on the Olympics and located the web towards Egypt within the group phases.
AC Milan, Roma, Napoli, Nottingham Forest and West Ham are amongst the opposite golf equipment which might be within the ahead.
Omorodion joined Atletico in August 2023 as he signed a five-year contract.
He was subsequently despatched on mortgage to Granada, for whom he scored eight targets in 34 LaLiga video games.
The Blues are closing in on the signing of Atletico ahead Samu Omorodion for £25m
Chelsea knowledgeable Gallagher that it was greatest for the academy product to maneuver on, with the midfielder set to signal a five-year contract with Atletico.
Gallagher had been open to staying at Chelsea however needed a longer-term deal than the supply he acquired of a two 12 months cope with an possibility of one other 12 months.
The London membership have additionally been in talks with Napoli over a deal which might see the Blues signal ahead Victor Osimhen, whereas Romelu Lukaku might be part of the Serie A aspect.
The Blues have been closely linked with a transfer for Osimhen in latest seasons, with the Nigerian worldwide having starred in Italy.
Chelsea have additionally been eager to dump Lukaku on a everlasting foundation having loaned the Belgian out for the previous two seasons.
Osimhen has made a huge effect at Napoli since becoming a member of in a reported membership report £80m transfer from Lille in 2020.
The ahead has scored 76 targets in 133 appearances for the membership and performed a key function of their Serie A title win within the 2022-23 season.
Osimhen had signed a brand new contract in December, extending his Napoli deal till 2026.
The deal noticed Osimhen safe a serious pay rise, whereas his launch clause reportedly elevated to €130m (£113m).
