Samuel Omorodion: Nigeria-eligible striker joins Chelsea from Spanish LaLiga giants 

By Wale Mustapha 

English Premier League side, Chelsea have agreed a deal with Atletico Madrid for the signing of Spanish-born Nigerian striker Samu Omorodion, Nigeriafootball.ng reports. 

The two-time European champions will offer the 20-year-old forward a seven-year deal worth £35m, according to Italian transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano. 

The completion of the deal has seen Chelsea beaten the likes of Bayer Leverkusen, Juventus and other top clubs to the signature of the sensational forward. 

The deal had been in place before now, but its completion was reliant on Julian Alvarez moving to Atletico Madrid and with that done, that has paved the way for Omorodion to join the Blues. 

Atletico Madrid were initially reluctant to dispose of the talented striker just after a year of getting him on their books but with the arrival of Alvarez and Alexander Sørloth, there was no need to keep him any longer in the squad.

Omorodion is set to become Chelsea’s eighth summer signing of the current transfer window and the second Nigerian to be snapped up by the Premier League giants, with Tosin Adarabioyo who arrived as a free agent from Fulham being the first.

The Spain-born forward has his work cut out already due the competition for places in Enzo Maresca’s squad and with his participation at the ongoing Paris 2024 Olympics, the task of breaking into the starting lineup couldn’t have been harder.

He has however increased the number of attacking options for Chelsea who already have Nicholas Jackson and Marc Giui who recently joined from Barcelona.