Chelsea are set to renew João Félix's contract, which will have a major impact on Conor Gallagher's move to Atlético Madrid

Chelsea have reached an agreement with Atletico Madrid to sign Joao Felix, talkSPORT understands.

The 24-year-old has agreed personal terms on a six-year contract with the option for a further year.

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Felix is ​​a familiar face to Stamford Bridge fans, having joined the club on a half-season loan deal in January 2023.

In 20 appearances for the club, the striker scored four goals before returning to the Wanda Metropolitano.

As a result, Conor Gallagher He will now be able to complete his delayed transfer to Atletico in a separate £34million deal.

Gallagher looked set to complete a move to Madrid last week but returned to London when a deal could not be completed after Chelsea. backed out of a deal to sign Atlético striker Samu Omorodion.

Since then, the midfielder has been He was left out of Chelsea's match day programme for their defeat in the opening of the Premier League against Manchester City on Sunday.

However, with the green light now, Gallagher is ready to finally make his move.

Stamford Bridge has been very active in transfer matters this summer, something that former Tottenham star… Darren Bent He has called for caution.

I asked if ChelseaFans will either be excited or worried by the amount of transfer activity, talkSPORT co-host Bent told Drive: “A bit of both.

“I think that with Peter Neto, the fans will think: 'Yes!'

“With João FelixHis debut last time was against Fulham and he got kicked out, but before that he looked pretty good.

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“I like João Félix, I think he is a very talented footballer but for some reason it always seems like something is missing.

“But I saw it in the Euros against Georgia and had some nice Touch.

“But when you need to score a goal or create something, he's not there.

“Chelsea fans will look at him and think, 'Do we really want him back?'

“Who would you rather play as number 10, him or Cole Palmer“It doesn't even come close.”

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