Chelsea interest in Atletico's Felix after Omorodion talks end

Chelsea are weighing up a move to re-sign guardant Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid aft talks for striker Samu Omorodion collapsed.

Discussions complete individual position betwixt nan Blues and Atletico's 20-year-old Omorodion collapsed down past nighttime contempt a £34.5million interest having been agreed past week.

There had ever been be aware astatine Stamford Bridge astir nan woody for Omorodion while nan Blues research a move for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, pinch Romelu Lukaku moving nan different way.

A woody for Omorodion is not 100 percent over, but negotiations person not progressed arsenic nan various parties had hoped.

Chelsea are now considering a move for Felix, among a big of different attacking options, aft gathering pinch his supplier Jorge Mendes.

A £54m woody to motion Wolves guardant Pedro Neto, confirmed connected Saturday, intends Chelsea person signed 10 players truthful acold this summer, pinch an mean property of nether 21, spending £185m and bulking up their squad to astir 50 elder players.

Felix, 24, is unfastened to a return to Stamford Bridge wherever he enjoyed his six months connected indebtedness during nan 2022-23 season.

BBC Sport understand Atletico worth Felix astatine astir £43m.

Another facet of immoderate imaginable woody is that it would let midfielder Conor Gallagher to complete his move to Wanda Metropolitano for £34m, pinch Atletico needing to slope a awesome subordinate waste to complete nan move.

Atletico posted a photograph of Gallagher connected their societal media channels connected Saturday but stopped short of announcing nan deal, knowing it was tied to them completing a awesome subordinate sale.

The LaLiga club's £81.5million move for Manchester City guardant Julian Alvarez is still expected to spell done sloppy of nan request to waste a subordinate to motion Gallagher.