Conor Gallagher travelled to Spain on Tuesday night to complete his move from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid.
Gallagher had agreed personal terms with the Spanish club two weeks ago but the deal has stalled after Atletico Madrid forward Samu Omorodien’s move to Chelsea collapsed.
The 24-year-old midfielder is in Madrid waiting for the move to be finalise before returning to England amid uncertainty over the deal.
With Diego Simeone’s side needing to raise funds to complete the deal, Gallagher has been training separately at Cobham since returning from the Spanish capital.
However, The Athletic reports that a deal is now back in the works and Gallagher travelled to Madrid on Tuesday night in a bid to leave his boyhood club.
The England midfielder is set to sign a five-year deal at the Stadio Civitas Metropolitano that will keep him at the club until 2029, UFABET with the deal worth €42m (£36m) including an undisclosed sell-on clause.
The transfer is expect to be officially announce soon, with an agreement already in place.
He made his first-team debut for the club in August 2022 following a season-long loan stay at Crystal Palace, where he scored eight goals during 34 Premier League appearances.
Gallagher has won 18 caps since making his debut for England in 2021. He played five games during England’s run to the final of the European Championship but was an unused substitute in the defeat to Spain.