Boss Assures £33M star ‘he would like to sign him’ as midfielder heads to Chelsea
Atletico Madrid has reportedly personally assured Conor Gallagher that he would still like to sign him from Chelsea this summer, amid the biggest transfer saga of the summer.
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid had agreed a £33 million ($42m) deal for Gallagher to join the Spanish club and the England midfielder even flew to visit the Metropolitano Stadium while the move was finalised.
However – complications in Samu Omorodion’s switch the other way which has meant that Gallagher has now flown back to the UK as the transfer speculation to continues to circle in the media
According to The Telegraph, Atletico head coach Simeone got in touch with Gallagher before he flew back to the UK to reassure him that he was still keen to get a deal done.
And now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has given an update on the potential deal and insists the deal is still on, even if it’s temporarily stalled after the Samu Omorodion to Chelsea deal collapsed.
Posting a video update on the Daily Briefing, Romano explained: “The Conor Gallagher situation at Chelsea remains one of the biggest sagas of the summer transfer window.
“The player is back in London and is now back at Cobham to train today, but not with the Chelsea first-team squad as he’s not considered an important player or regular starter under manager Enzo Maresca.
“So, after everything was done, contracts ready, medical okay with Atletico Madrid, the two clubs have still not signed the contracts because of what happened with Samu Omorodion.
“Now Chelsea and Atletico are negotiating over Joao Felix, trying to find a solution to the situation. Gallagher is waiting and the deal remains on, but the England midfielder is no longer in Madrid, he’s in London waiting to understand if CHELSEA and Atletico can find a solution.
“It’s a crazy situation as Gallagher starts training at Chelsea.”
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