Romano reveals £35m Chelsea deal rests on Man City as 20-year-old's camp 'discussing terms'
Chelsea are ‘stipulating dedication specifications’ with Samu Omorodion’s camp but the ‘eco-friendly light’ from Atletico Madrid relies on Manchester City place.
The Doldrums have been connected with Omorodion for the clean component of a year and also transmit educator Fabrizio Romano claims Atletico are ‘kit to accept the Chelsea referral’.
The striker signed up with Atletico for £5m in the summer season of 2023 from Granada and also trapped the eye on finance at Alaves last period, racking up eight purposes in 34 appearances.
Those display displays have watched his industry well worth (according to Transfermarkt) apex from €200k to €35m, and also in their bid to hoover up young talent, Chelsea are eager on incorporating the 20-year-weared to their group to compete with Nicolas Jackson for a instigating spot in Enzo Maresca’s side.
A report earlier on Monday asserted Chelsea’s focus lingers labeled as they sift for less pricey fallbacks to Victor Osimhen, with Gianluca Di Marzio literally pretending Omorodion was their ‘first substitute’ all along.
‘Chelsea have switched to press hard on what owns repeatedly been their first substitute, Samu Omorodion.
‘The operation is now sending onward on the basis of 50 million euros. Contacts are ongoing within a proper jabber up in between bars that will after that thieve Gallagher from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid in two distinguish means.
‘If all goes well, Chelsea will have diagnosed the striker they longed in Maresca.’
Romano owns now attested Chelsea are in talks with Omorodion’s camp, yet the expenditure is minimal than first reckoned.
He wrote on X: ‘Atlético Madrid are kit to accept Chelsea referral for Samu Omorodion, well worth about £35m approach. Omorodion’s camp, stipulating dedication specifications with Chelsea.’
Yet the transmit educator also divulged that Omorodion’s relocation to Chelsea relies solitarily on Atletico’s aptitude to prise Julian Alvarez away from Manchester City place.
‘Atléti will ONLY confer eco-friendly light to Samu-Chelsea as speedily as they recover Julián Álvarez bargain performed with City place/rep,’ he added.
Medley are also reckoned to be eager on signing Alvarez, but Romano claims City place and also Atletico are now in ‘proper contact’ over his transmit.
He wrote: ‘Atlético Madrid and also Male City place’s Gil Marín and also Ferran Soriano, in proper contact negotiating for Julián Álvarez. Atlético’s police bid, already on the table with talks to note also with player’s camp on the dedication niceties.’
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It’s been asserted that Atletico have available Joao Felix – who’s also been connected with Aston Villa this summer season – to Manchester City place as component of a bargain for Alvarez.
‘The referral entails Atletico offering Felix on finance with an substitute to acquire plus coinage coinages.
‘City place have previous focus in Felix, which dates earlier to before his finance spell at Chelsea in 2023.
‘Although City place twinge to group Alvarez, the 24-year-weared is eager to give the switch to Atletico.
‘City place well worth Alvarez at £75million plus a better £10million based on triumphes.’