Chelsea working on a deal to sign Atletico's Omorodion
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Chelsea are working on a deal to sign Spanish forward Samu Omorodion from
Atletico Madrid.
The Spanish side agreed an £81.5m deal to sign Manchester City
forward Julian Alvarez on Monday and selling Omorodion will help raise funds to
buy the Argentine.
It is understood that personal terms have now been agreed with Alvarez,
who will join for an initial £64.4m, with a further £17.1m in potential
add-ons.
Meanwhile in a separate deal, Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher has
agreed to join Atletico for £33m.
Omorodion, 20, joined Atletico last summer, days after making his La Liga
debut for Granada when he scored against the Madrid side.
Atletico immediately sent Omorodion to Alaves on loan, where he scored
eight goals in 35 appearances last season.
He is currently at the Olympics and has scored once in Spain's run to the
final.
So far this summer, Chelsea has spent about £115m on midfielders Kiernan
Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veiga, and Omari Kellyman, plus goalkeeper Filip
Jorgensen, defenders Tosin Adarabioyo and Caleb Wiley, winger Estevao Willian
and striker Marc Guiu.
They have sold defenders Ian Maatsen and Lewis Hall and forward Omari
Hutchinson, while Hakim Ziyech, Malang Sarr, and Thiago Silva have left on free
transfers, and Gallagher is nearing his switch to Spain.
The future of Romelu Lukaku is uncertain, with the wantaway Belgium
striker having spent the last two years on loan in Italy.


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