Chelsea could be set to benefit from two other Premier League clubs agreeing a huge transfer this week. The Blues have endured a chaotic last 48 hours in the ongoing trading period with a deal for Samu Omorodion collapsing at the final hurdle which resulted in talks starting to permanently sign Joao Felix.
The green light to sign Omorodion arrived once Atletico Madrid had agreed to sign Conor Gallagher and Julian Alvarez. Though the 20-year-old will not be moving to Chelsea, both Gallagher and Alvarez are still become part of Diego Simeone’s squad with the latter’s move from Manchester City announced on Monday.
A marquee sale is still needed for the Spanish club before the end of August though, and it could be Felix that is the player sold to fulfil that requirement. Alongside the potential arrival of the Portugal international, Victor Osimhen could still arrive on a season-long loan from Napoli.
Romelu Lukaku heading to Italy on a permanent basis is also expected to occur, with Noni Madueke and Raheem Sterling possibly on the move to accommodate both Felix and the club’s newest summer signing Pedro Neto. With a significant amount of transfer activity already taking place in West London, Chelsea also look set to be impacted by other deals.
On Monday, Newcastle submitted their third offer to Crystal Palace in an attempt to sign Marc Guehi. The Eagles value him at £65million, and though Newcastle’s latest offer was in the region of £50million, talks are ongoing to reach an agreement.
Following a bright loan spell at Swansea in the 2020/21 season, the 24-year-old joined Palace from Chelsea three years ago in a deal said to be worth up to £20million. Given his potential, the Blues inserted both a 20 per cent sell-on clause and matching rights clause, which would allow them to match any offer.
