Chelsea have reached the final stages of their pursuit for Joao Felix, according to reports.
The attacker has been linked to the La Liga club for the past week, in what's been an overall complicated saga between Atletico and Chelsea.
Conor Gallagher was set to move to Atletico for €40m, but he is now back training with the Under-21s with the Blues. Meanwhile, Samu Omorodion's move, the other way to Chelsea, collapsed. Felix was thrown into the mix too, but that has its issues.
But now we're into the final stages, according to journalist Ruben Uria. He wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Final stretch of the Joao Félix-Conor Gallagher negotiation. Atleti will receive a fixed 50 M € + 5 M in bonuses and variables for Joao. Chelsea will receive a fixed 42 M € for Gallagher and get a salary margin for his sale. The operation is now very close to completion.
"The deal is not yet closed, but Chelsea gains salary margin by transferring a youth player. And Atleti meets the outstanding amortization for Jõao Félix and makes several M € profit. Mendes close to fixing what he is trying to fix what he messed up with Samu."
Felix spent six months on loan at Stamford Bridge in 2023 and he is open to returning to west London this summer. Movement could even happen this week, with Atletico Madrid and Chelsea set to hold a new round of talks according to The Telegraph's Matt Law.
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