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Joao Felix and Conor Gallagher transfer deals now at final stages

I thought I’d start with another update on one of the craziest sagas of the summer as we get closer to the ‘here we go’ on the Joao Felix and Conor Gallagher deals - a second ‘here we go’ in the case of Gallagher and Atletico Madrid. As of last night, we can say that Chelsea and Atletico have now advanced to the final stages of the Felix negotiation.

So, they are now working on the final details for Felix to return to Chelsea, and for Gallagher to join Atletico Madrid. As previously reported, the final fee for Felix is not going to be something like €65-70m as has been reported in Spain, but something lower, closer to €40m or maximum €45m, but probably a structure of €40m plus add-ons.