Chelsea and Atletico Madrid open talks over shock return to Stamford Bridge for Joao Felix as £34.5m Samu Omorodion deal hits the buffers at the 11th hour

Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have opened talks over a deal involving Joao Felix after Sami Omorodion’s transfer to Stamford Bridge hit the buffers tonight.

Omorodion was expected to finalise his £34.5m move on a seven year contract with an option for a further year after heading to London but negotiations hit a hitch and although both sides have tried to find a solution, the move looks to be off tonight.

Atletico wanted to offload Omorodion to offset their deals for Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher and Manchester City’s Julian Alvarez. Those deals are in place but Atletico need to sell.

They have now revived discussions over Joao Felix who was previously on loan at Chelsea but had been a target for Aston Villa.