Chelsea are set to signal Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid on a seven-year contract with the La Liga membership ready to verify the signing of Man Metropolis’s Julian Alvarez earlier than letting their striker go.
Diego Simeone misplaced his important striker from final season Alvaro Morata over the summer season to AC Milan and has needed Alvarez to fill that void all through the present switch window.
Atletico have now agreed a deal price £82m with Man Metropolis to signal the World Cup winner because it appears to be like just like the Argentina star is on his approach to Spain. As soon as that deal is wrapped up, the Madrid-based aspect will permit Omorodion to hitch Chelsea, who’ve been chasing the 20-year-old expertise for a while.
In response to Fabrizio Romano, every little thing is ready for the switch to be confirmed, with the deal costing Chelsea £35m.
Private phrases have already been agreed with the participant, who is ready to signal a seven-year contract at Stamford Bridge till 2031.
Enzo Maresca will lastly see a brand new striker arrive at Chelsea nevertheless it stays to be seen if the West London outfit make a transfer for a much bigger title later within the switch window as it’s a position that can be key to the Blues’ success this season.
Who’s Samu Omorodion and why do Chelsea need the striker?
Omorodion has been at Atletico Madrid since 2023 having joined from Granada. The ahead signed a cope with the Spanish giants till 2028 however has by no means performed for Diego Simeone’s group.
The Atleti star spent final season on mortgage with Deportivo Alaves and impressed throughout the 35 video games he performed in La Liga with the teenager producing 9 objectives and one help as Los Blanquiazules completed within the prime half of Spain’s prime flight.
This not solely caught the eye of Chelsea but in addition his mum or dad membership, with Marca reporting final month that Atletico needed to maintain the participant in Madrid for the upcoming season.
Nonetheless, circumstances have modified with the arrival of Alvarez and with that deal being very costly, the La Liga aspect have determined to half methods with the 20-year-old, however their preliminary want to maintain him is an efficient signal for Chelsea.
The Premier League giants struggled in entrance of aim final season and so they hope that the arrival of Omorodion will assist with that concern all through the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
