Chelsea CONFIRMS Midfielder deal – £84M star ‘TO CHOOSE’ Chelsea move – Blues in talks for £70M star
Here is a roundup of the top Chelsea news and gossip that you could have missed today –
Chelsea are still speaking to Atletico about signing striker Samu Omorodion, according to GiveMeSport and journalist Ben Jacobs
It is no secret that the Chelsea board are still looking to buy the best young players in the game over the next few weeks and bring them to Stamford Bridge – with a host of stars linked.
20-year-old Spain U21 international Omorodion has only been with Atletico Madrid since moving in 2023 from Granada and his contract runs out in June 2028, having spent last season on loan at Deportivo Alaves, netting nine goals and providing one assist in 35 appearances
The club have reportedly had a £34 million offer rejected this month, and Marca claims it would take another £46 million to do a deal with Atletico Madrid. It is acknowledged that the Spanish club spent £5 million on Omorodion less than 12 months ago
West Ham United are also credited with an interest, and like CHELSEA are said to have had an approach turned down during this transfer window, but it seems that the Blues have not given up their chase to try and sign the forward
GiveMeSport and journalist Ben Jacobs has claimed that Chelsea are still very much interested in signing the striker from Madrid and are still in talks about getting a deal done.
The player recently spoke out about all the speculation – He told Marca: “Other clubs want me? My focus is on Atlético.
“I noticed that the people of Atlético supported me a lot, I also received a lot of support from the club, they told me to stay calm, that they trusted me.
“That is very gratifying for a player.”
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Look, the lad is very talented – that is for sure- but what at CHELSEA doing? They need to make some experienced signings this summer and not keeping adding talents to the side or they may be in fighting to stay in the Premier League next season.
Omorodion is good but he is not worth £80M and is certainly a player that will not score 30 goals a season.
OSIMHEN TO CHOOSE CHELSEA?
Napoli star Victor Osimhen has been backed to choose a move to Chelsea this summer rather than PSG.
CHELSEA have not had the season that many would have hoped for and that is partly down the the fact they have lacked goals all across the season – with Cole Palmer dragging the team over the line on numerous occasions.
Christopher Nkunku WAS injured for alot of the season, while Nicolas Jackson has only shown glimpses of the potential that many believe he has, and has been backed to never be a 30 goal a season striker.
That has led to many reports in the media that CHELSEA and PSG are ready to fight over the future of Osimhen after he decided that he would leave Napoli this transfer window and seek a move away from the Italians.
It has recently been claimed that PSG are actually winning the race for the big Nigerian star – that a move to the French League is something that he is keen on and he would be getting a massive wage to make that switch.
But Chelsea are 2/5 to sign Osimhen this summer even though Paris Saint-Germain 3/1 are said to be interested too, According to Betfair
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There has been so much speculation on the future of Osimhen – there has been so many rumours – but at the end of the day – if he really wants to test himself then the Premier League is the better move for him to make.
He could be an elite signing for CHELSEA and the Blues should look to get a transfer deal done as quickly as possible so the Nigerian star can get used to his new team-mates, the system and surroundings before the new season starts in a few weeks.
But there is much more to this rumour – there will continue to be speculation until a deal is agreed.
SANTOS DEAL DONE –
Chelsea have confirmed that Santos will spend next season on loan at Strasbourg.
After signing the Brazilian teenager in a couple of January windows ago from Vasco da Gama, he joined up with his Chelsea teammates last summer and impressed during the club’s pre-season tour of the United States.
CHELSEA made the big decision in the summer window to allow Santos to make the move to Forest for the season in hope that he would get some game time to adapt to the English game.
But The 19-year-old midfielder was only used twice by Forest in all competitions since moving to the City Ground in the summer, and when the most recent January window opened up – he was shipped out to Strasbourg.
He has been back at the club for a few weeks after that loan spell, but now it has been confirmed that the Brazilian will spend next season back at the French side after the Blues confirmed the deal on their website.
Chelsea posted on the club website: ‘The 20-year-old spent the second half of the previous campaign with the French club, during which he made 11 appearances and scored one goal.
‘He has now left our summer tour of the USA and will continue his development with Strasbourg in the French top flight.
‘Good luck, Andrey!’
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Santos is a very talented young man that did not need to come to Europe at this stage of his career, he is far too young and is was too big of a decision to leave his homeland.
He needs to be playing – so hopefully at Strasbourg he will get some more game time and it will help his development. But one thing is for sure – he probably did not expect to be sent all over Europe when he made the decision to join CHELSEA.
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