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The Blues are at the center of a European compromise between two attackers, strongly involved
Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has signed an agreement to be loaned to Atletico Madrid for the rest of the season, but the Spanish giants have to raise funds before finalizing the deal.
Goal Atletico signed an agreement to pay Morata € 3 million (2.6 million pounds sterling) for the remainder of the season, with the possibility of paying an additional 40 million euros (35.2 million pounds sterling) ). buy the Spanish international at the end of the season.
Atletico is still negotiating with Chelsea about the percentage of Morata's salary she will pay. La Liga hopes to pay only 50% of his salary of £ 120,000 a week before starting talks on a reduced contract with the player should he sign the contract. move permanently.
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Atleti, however, are not currently able to sign the deal with Chelsea as they are trying to dump two summer signatures in order to free up space on their payroll.
Striker Nikola Kalinic arrived from AC Milan in the summer, but struggled to adapt to Diego Simeone's style of play, scoring only four goals in 18 games.
The Rojiblancos are also trying to sell winger Gelson Martins, who signed a six-year contract after being transferred free of Sporting after terminating his contract with the Portuguese giants.
The slowing down of Morata's unloading has an impact on Gonzalo Higuain's signature of AC Milan's Chelsea, which is effectively completed.
Chelsea wants to reduce Morata's payroll before bringing in Higuain, while Milan has to replace the Argentinean international. Krzysztof Piatek, from Genoa, is their main target and is expected to cost around 40 million euros (£ 35.2 million).
Higuain has planned to join Chelsea for a six-month loan, which can be extended for a year or be turned into a permanent move in the summer, although this leads to further contract negotiations for the 31-year-old.
The former Real Madrid striker will meet the Blues boss, Maurizio Sarri, who worked with Higuain in Napoli and played a key role in the striker who tied the record for the most goals in a single Serie A season with 36 in 2015-16.
Higuain and Morata are not the only strikers to have ties to Chelsea in January, Michy Batshuayi's departure from Stamford Bridge adding new complications to a busy month in West London.
After shortening his loan in Valencia, Chelsea hopes to sell the 25-year-old player for about € 45m (£ 40m / $ 51.3m).
This blocked Batshuayi 's agreed loan transfer to Monaco, and with struggles in Ligue 1 now considering the possibility of signing Kalinic, the reunion of the Belgian international with Thierry Henry could now be canceled.
Everton has also expressed interest in ex-Borussia Dortmund and the future Marseille striker, but their valuation is well below what Chelsea is looking for.
It could still be used as part of the agreement to sign Higuain if Milan was struggling to find a viable replacement elsewhere, while Crystal Palace would also be interested.
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Meanwhile, Chelsea is also in talks with Leandro Paredes of Zenit for a transfer of about € 30m (£ 27m / $ 34m), although the Russian club awards it a value of € 40m (36mn). M € / 46 M $).
It is hoped that Chelsea will be able to complete all his January business before the second leg of his Carabao Cup semi-final against Tottenham next Thursday, but his match against Arsenal in the Premier League on Saturday is about to end too early to players like Higuain. .
Additional reports by Ruben Uria and Romeo Agresti.
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