Chelsea accepted a bid of around £34m for Conor Gallagher last week and have been unable to entice the England midfielder into signing a new contract; the 24-year-old made the decision to fly to Spain in the early hours of Monday morning, one minute before the deadline passed
Conor Gallagher is still on standby to fly to Madrid as Atletico and Chelsea continue negotiations over striker Samu Omorodion.
The fee being discussed for Omorodion – a top striker target of Chelsea’s – is similar to Gallagher (£34m), in the region of £35m
The Omorodion deal also hinges on Atletico getting a replacement, which at the moment they hope will be Manchester City’s Julian Álvarez.
Negotiations are progressing between Atletico and City and several sources claim an agreement is getting closer.
Chelsea accepted a deal in the region of £34m from the LaLiga club last week and could not find consensus with the player over new contract terms to keep him at Stamford Bridge
