Chelsea and Atletico Madrid believe they can find an agreement this weekend in the Joao Felix and Conor Gallagher transfer saga according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Blues have made it very clear they want to sell Gallagher and everything appeared to be in place for the midfielder to complete his move to the Spanish capital.
The 24-year-old has undergone his medical and agreed terms on a five year contract, but since last Sunday the deal has stalled.
Chelsea and Atletico hopeful of reaching Felix and Gallagher agreement this weekend
The Blues had agreed a deal to sign Samu Omorodion from Atletico for £34.5m but that deal collapsed due to a major issue in finalising the contract.
It’s believed that Atletico need to sell a player in order to complete the signing of Gallagher following the arrival of Julian Alvarez.
The England international spent five days in Madrid waiting to finalise his move, but returned to London earlier this week.
The key to this transfer saga is the Blues agreeing a fee for Felix, with Chelsea not wanting to pay the reported €50m valuation.
However, Romano has provided a positive update on the situation insinuating an agreement might be getting closer.
“Both Atletico and Chelsea and also the agents of the players, and all the people involved in this story believe that this weekend they can find an agreement for Joao Felix and Conor Gallagher,” he told his Playback channel.
Felix, who spent time on loan at Chelsea during the 2022/2023 campaign has reportedly already said yes to returning to the club and is believed to have indicated he’s prepared to fall in line with the wage structure.
The Portugal international made 20 appearances during that spell, scoring four goals and he spent last season on loan at Barcelona.
The Blues are also in talks with Napoli over the possibility of signing Victor Osimhen, but it looks like any potential deal will run right up until deadline day.