Critical situation for Conor Gallagher , who has been ordered by Chelsea to return to London if he cannot close his transfer to Atlético today. The English footballer is clear that he wants to stay in the capital and play for Diego Simeone 's team. But the breakdown of negotiations for Samu Omorodion has changed everything, and the next few hours will be crucial.
Diego Pablo Simeone is worried about the situation and wants the English footballer to stay at the club. He has already ordered the board to do everything possible to retain him and, in the process, to be able to settle the matter of Joao Felix. Meanwhile, the English player wants to stay at the club.
Gallagher wants to stay in Spain
Conor Gallagher has been in Madrid for five days, in a hotel near the Civitas Metropolitano , waiting for the resolution of his situation. He has only trained for one day with Atlético and has not been able to do anything other than physical exercise on his own. Given that he is coming off vacation and playing in the European Championship, Chelsea have already ordered him to return.
Today is the deadline to speed up the negotiation. The club's idea is to be able to close everything and focus on other matters. The English footballer has everything signed with the red-and-whites, but the final step is missing, and that step cannot be taken without Chelsea 's consent.
The appearance of Jorge Mendes has changed the entire operation, according to some sources close to the business.
Jorge Mendes does his thing
The Portuguese agent wants to take advantage of the situation to secure Joao Felix 's exit from Atletico Madrid and take him to London . That was always his intention: to make him a Premier League player and get him back to the Fulham Road club. Joao Felix was on loan to the London team for six months from the Colchoneros, before his time at Barça.
During this day, the leaders of both teams will meet again to try to close a new negotiation. This includes the arrival of Joao Felix Sequeira to Chelsea Football Club and that of Conor Gallagher to Atletico Madrid . In London they understand that they are separate operations, while Atletico Madrid wants everything to be done at the same time.
Conor does not want to renew with Chelsea under these conditions
Gallagher has one more year on his contract with the Blues, with whom he has already decided that he will not renew on those terms. If he renews, it will be under another offer that is much more attractive to him; at the moment, his idea is to sign with Atlético de Madrid . Chelsea offered him a 2+1 renewal, while the Colchoneros gave him five more years of contract.
They want to send him to train with the U21
If the deal is not finalised today, Chelsea are demanding that Conor Gallagher return to London immediately and train with the Under-21s. He will not rejoin the first team until he signs a new contract, something that does not occur to the player under these conditions. The Londoners, through Todd Boehly , are also pushing to secure the return of Joao Felix .
Mauricio Pochettino was the one who prevented Chelsea from bidding to keep the Portuguese player in their squad. The Argentine was clear that he was not convinced by the Portuguese and sent him back to Madrid . Now, a year later, Joao Felix has already accepted the terms offered by Chelsea for him to return to play in the English capital.