One recent Chelsea target does not look like he will be moving to Stamford Bridge this summer.
Chelsea are struggling to sign players who they have shown an interest in.
While the Blues have managed to land Tosin Adarabioyo from Fulham, they have missed out on Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise.
The Athletic reported on Friday that Chelsea had pulled out of the race for Olise.
However, the winger is not the only player who Chelsea are going to lose out on this summer it seems.
Chelsea set to miss out on another target
As well as out wide, Chelsea have been trying to strengthen up front.
It is to be expected, with the Blues finishing last season with Nicolas Jackson as their only recognised striker.
Chelsea were believed to be extremely keen on Atletico Madrid’s Samu Omorodion, but their interest in him now seems to have cooled.
According to journalist Simon Phillips, the club are no longer pursuing the 20-year-old, while he was not eager to move to Stamford Bridge anyway.
On his Substack, Phillips said: “Interest has cooled in Samu Omorodion after Chelsea believed his fee was too high, and Atletico Madrid were not prepared to negotiate down. The player also didn’t want to come to Chelsea/leave his club.”
Another journalist, Gianluca Di Marzio, claimed that Atletico value Omorodion at €80m (£67.7m).
Who could Chelsea sign instead of Samu Omorodion?
Chelsea already look to have moved on from Omorodion.
Another report from The Athletic has claimed that the Blues have held talks with the representatives of Lille’s Jonathan David.
All things considered, David would be a much better signing than Omorodion, so this could be a blessing in disguise for Chelsea.
At 24, he is way more experienced than the Atletico youngster and has a much better track record.
Last season, for example, David scored 26 goals in 47 appearances for Lille, while Omorodion only managed eight in the 35 games he played during his loan spell at Alaves.