Chelsea sales reach £250m as Veiga fee is agreed

Chelsea person agreed to waste defender Renato Veiga to Villarreal for a interest rising to £26m - taking full subordinate income to complete £250m for nan Blues this summer.

Veiga, 22, is expected to motion a seven-year statement and complete a aesculapian successful Spain connected Thursday aft nan Spanish nine agreed to salary adjacent to their transportation record.

The Portugal world was deemed surplus to requirements by head Enzo Maresca and was training successful nan alleged 'bomb squad' - a group of elder players distant from nan first squad - having asked to play astatine centre-back alternatively of left-back midway done past season.

Chelsea will make a important profit connected Veiga, who played 18 times for nan nine aft joining from FC Basel successful 2024 for £12m.

Veiga spent portion of nan play connected indebtedness astatine Juventus, while Atletico Madrid showed an liking earlier successful nan transportation window.

The move will spot Chelsea raise an estimated £251.7m from trading 11 players, to equilibrium £277m of spending connected 9 caller players successful a engaged summertime of transfers.

The biggest income person been Noni Madueke's move to Arsenal for an first £48m, Joao Felix's woody pinch Saudi Arabian nine Al-Nassr for a interest rising to £43.7m and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall joining Everton successful a £28m deal.

Chelsea stay willing successful adding Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho and RB Leipzig midfielder Xavi Simons earlier nan transportation model closes connected 1 September.

They are besides trying to waste further players, including Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Raheem Sterling, Ben Chilwell and Axel Disasi.