Chelsea agree £54m deal for Pedro Neto and close on Atlético’s Omorodion | Chelsea

Chelsea have agreed a deal value as much as £54m with Wolves to signal Pedro Neto and are closing in on the signing of striker Samu Omorodion from Atlético Madrid.

The Portugal ahead is anticipated to have his medical within the subsequent 24 hours after Chelsea’s bid value an preliminary £51m plus add-ons was accepted by Wolves on Friday. Enzo Maresca’s facet have a longstanding curiosity in Neto and Chelsea determined to behave on one among their principal targets after lacking out earlier in the summertime on Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise, who joined Bayern Munich as a substitute.

Neto, who was sidelined for a lot of the final marketing campaign with hamstring and knee accidents, has additionally been focused by Tottenham this summer time after some spectacular performances for Wolves since he joined from Braga in 2019. The 24-year-old scored three objectives and offered 11 assists final season regardless of solely making 20 appearances in whole. He now seems set to develop into Chelsea’s ninth summer time signing after the arrivals of Kiernan Dewsbury-Corridor, Filip Jörgensen, Omari Kellyman, Aaron Anselmino, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo.

Omorodion – a 20-year-old who’s a part of Spain’s squad on the Olympics – additionally seems set to bolster Maresca’s squad after a deal value £34.5m was agreed with Atlético. He’s anticipated to finish his medical within the coming days, with the midfielder Conor Gallagher set to maneuver in the wrong way in a £36m switch.

Chelsea are additionally anticipating gives for Trevoh Chalobah after the defender was made out there for switch. Crystal Palace are understood to be among the many golf equipment within the 25-year-old as a possible substitute if Marc Guéhi joins Newcastle.