Chelsea medical ‘booked’ as £42m transfer bid made for next Diego Costa

Chelsea are continuing their recruitment drive this summer and could have announced as many as half a dozen new signings before the midpoint of July. Tosin Adarabioyo agreeing a free transfer from Fulham got the business underway in early June, and Omari Kellyman also arrived from Aston Villa before the month was out.

Marc Guiu has since had the green light to sign , and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has now followed Enzo Maresca from Leicester City. Chelsea are also understood to be closing in on signing Aaron Anselmino from Boca Juniors. Now, another player could soon be coming to west London…

Renato Veiga deal agreed

Chelsea have reportedly agreed a £12million transfer to sign Renato Veiga. The Basel player is set to have a medical and is said to have agreed personal terms with the club. No sell-on clause is included in the deal – as initially reported by Fabrizio Romano and then by The Athletic .

The latter claims that the expectation is Maresca will use Veiga as an inverted full-back. For the Swiss club, he has primarily played as a defensive midfielder. But the Portugal under-21 international plays as a centre-back for his country so is a versatile player for the new coach.

Omorodion offer

Chelsea have reportedly made a £42m bid to sign Samu Omorodion. However, Atletico Madrid are said to have rejected the offer, with the Spanish club allegedly wanting a minimum of £70m, according to The Sun . The news comes three-and-a-half weeks after the BBC reported a £34m offer was turned down after talks between the two clubs.

Chelsea were reportedly discouraged from making further approaches back then, but have seemingly not heeded that advice. The 20-year-old striker has been compared to former Atletico and Chelsea centre-forward Diego Costa, comparisons Omorodion has previously acknowledged and made known he appreciates when asked.