Chelsea are weighing up a move to re-sign forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid after talks for striker Samu Omorodion collapsed.
Discussions over personal terms between the Blues and Atletico’s 20-year-old Omorodion broke down last night despite a £34.5million fee having been agreed last week.
There had always been caution at Stamford Bridge about the deal for Omorodion while the Blues explore a move for Napoli striker Victor Osimhen, with Romelu Lukaku moving the other way.
A deal for Omorodion is not 100 percent over, but negotiations have not progressed as the various parties had hoped.
Chelsea are now considering a move for Felix, among a host of other attacking options, after meeting with his agent Jorge Mendes.
A flurry of transfer activity last week, including a £54m deal to sign Wolves forward Pedro Neto, means Chelsea look set to make 12 summer signings with an average age of under 21, spending £243m since 14 June and bulking up their squad to more than 50 senior players.
Felix, 24, is open to a return to Stamford Bridge where he enjoyed his six months on loan during the 2022-23 season.
BBC Sport understand Atletico value Felix at around £43m.
Another aspect of any potential deal is that it would allow midfielder Conor Gallagher to complete his move to Wanda Metropolitano for £34m, with Atletico needing to bank a major player sale to complete the move.
Atletico posted a photograph of Gallagher on their social media channels on Saturday but stopped short of announcing the deal, knowing it was tied to them completing a major player sale.
The LaLiga club’s £81.5million move for Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez is still expected to go through regardless of the need to sell a player to sign Gallagher.