Fabrizio Romano confirms TWO MORE Chelsea transfers could COLLAPSE

Carlo Garganese

13 Aug 2024 07:00 BST
3 min read

Two more Chelsea deals are at real risk of completely collapsing.

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After Samu Omorodion’s €40 million move from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea fell through, this has had a knock-on effect on other deals involving the two clubs.

Conor Gallagher was on the verge of signing for Atletico after passing a medical in Madrid - with transfer fee and contract terms agreed - but that deal could also now fall through.

Fabrizio Romano confirms that Chelsea have requested for Gallagher to return to London on Tuesday and will book a flight home for the midfielder.

Joao Felix’s transfer to Chelsea - which was seen as an alternative to the original Omorodion deal - has also now stalled.

TalkSport report that Atletico are furious with Chelsea for pulling the plug on the Omorodion deal over fears over his fitness.

As a result, Atletico seem reluctant to continue doing business with Chelsea, which makes the Gallagher and Felix deals even likelier to collapse.

Chelsea have now begun offering Gallagher around to other Premier League clubs in an attempt to sell him.

The Blues have put Gallagher up for sale for a few important financial reasons.

First of all, following two years of record spending, Chelsea need to sell players in order to balance the books.

Secondly, Gallagher is one of the few players with heavy interest who can guarantee a big profit in this regard.

Thirdly, Gallagher’s contract at Stamford Bridge expires in 2025 and Chelsea cannot afford to lose him on a free transfer.

Gallagher at Chelsea

The 24-year-old has been at Chelsea since he was a youth player from 2008.

After a series of loan moves he established himself as a regular in the first team, and in total he has made 95 appearances for the club, scoring 10 goals.

He was one of the few players to come out of the 2023-24 season with any credit as Chelsea endured another miserable campaign.

Gallagher has also won 13 caps for the England national team and he is in the squad for Euro 2024 this summer.