Chelsea work on deal to sign Atletico's Omorodion

Chelsea are moving connected a woody to motion Spanish guardant Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid.

The Spanish broadside agreed an £81.5m deal to motion Manchester City guardant Julian Alvarez connected Monday and trading Omorodion will thief raise costs to bargain nan Argentine.

It is understood that individual position person now been agreed pinch Alvarez, who will subordinate for an first £64.4m, pinch a further £17.1m successful imaginable add-ons.

Meanwhile successful a abstracted deal, Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has agreed to subordinate Atletico for £33m.

Omorodion, 20, joined Atletico past summertime days aft making his La Liga debut for Granada, erstwhile he scored against nan Madrid side.

Atletico instantly sent Omorodion to Alaves connected indebtedness wherever he scored 8 goals successful 35 appearances past season.

He is presently astatine nan Olympics and has scored erstwhile successful Spain's tally to nan final.

So acold this summer, Chelsea person spent astir £115m connected midfielders Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veiga and Omari Kellyman, positive goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen, defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Caleb Wiley, winger Estevao Willian and striker Marc Guiu.

They person sold defenders Ian Maatsen and Lewis Hall and guardant Omari Hutchinson, while Hakim Ziyech, Malang Sarr and Thiago Silva person near connected free transfers and Gallagher is nearing his move to Spain.

The early of Romelu Lukaku is uncertain, pinch nan wantaway Belgium striker having spent nan past 2 years connected indebtedness successful Italy.