Samu Omorodion ‘offered to two Premier League rivals’ after Chelsea transfer collapsed at last-minute

ATLETICO MADRID forward Samu Omorodion has reportedly been offered to Aston Villa and Bournemouth following the collapse of his Chelsea move.

The Blues agreed to sign Omorodion in a £35million transfer just last week.

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However, talks collapsed on Sunday evening due to a “major problem” finalising the seven-year contract.

With Omorodion‘s future now up in the air, the 20-year-old has been offered to several clubs by Atletico Madrid.

According to football journalist Ben Jacobs, Aston Villa and Bournemouth are among that group.

Both clubs did not make initial contact with Atletico and they are not currently working on a deal.

However, Bayer Leverkusen are understood to be interested.

The Bundesliga champions held an interest in Omorodion before Chelsea agreed to sign him from Atletico Madrid.

Omorodion joined Atletico from Granada last August but is yet to make a first team appearance.

He spent the 2023/24 season on loan at Alaves and made 36 appearances, scoring nine goals.

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The forward also helped Spain to an Olympic gold medal in Paris this summer.

With a deal for Omorodion now off the table, Chelsea have turned attention to potentially re-signing Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid.

Felix scored four goals in 16 games during a brief loan spell under Graham Potter and Frank Lampard in the 2022/23 campaign.

It is currently unclear whether a move for the winger would be another loan or permanent.