Forgotten Chelsea star set to complete Atletico Madrid transfer in potential £35m windfall
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OUT OF THE BLUE Forgotten Chelsea star set to complete Atletico Madrid transfer in potential £35m windfall
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ATLETICO MADRID are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea defender Renato Veiga.
The Blues are ready to sell the Portuguese, who spent the second half of last season on loan with Juventus.
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Atletico Madrid are closing in on a deal to sign Chelsea ace Renato Veiga
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Chelsea are ready to sell Veiga but want around £35million
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Chelsea want around £35million for the man who arrived from Basel for £11.7m last summer.
Atletico, however, are trying to negotiate the Blues down to £25m.
Veiga, who made 18 Chelsea appearances last season, has made it clear he wants to make the move to Madrid.
The two clubs have a close relationship, with Conor Gallagher having moved from London to the Spanish club last summer and Joao Felix going the other way.
Chelsea have already spent big this summer but need to trim their squad down, with Veiga among a number of players heading for the exit door.
Carney Chukwuemeka is another expected to leave having spent last season on loan with Borussia Dortmund.
The midfielder is keen on another loan with the German club, though Chelsea would prefer a sale.
RB Leipzig, who the Blues are speaking to about a deal for Xavi Simons, are interested and talks are ongoing.
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Simons, 22, is keen to move to Stamford Bridge this summer.
However, the West Londoners are facing competition from Arsenal who are also targeting the playmaker.
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Meanwhile, Chelsea are also holding talks with Ajax for star defender Jorell Hato.
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