Chelsea fans baffled as player they agreed to sign for £34.5m completes tiny £13m transfer just weeks later

CHELSEA fans have been left baffled after Samu Omorodion completed a cut-price transfer just weeks after his Stamford Bridge deal fell through.

The striker, 20, was on the brink of becoming a Blue after Chelsea struck a £34.5million agreement with Atletico Madrid.

GettyChelsea fans are baffled after Samu Omorodion completed a cut-price move elsewhere[/caption]

Omorodion is regarded as a top prospect after scoring eight goals for loan side Alaves last season.

But the transfer collapsed at the final hurdle, allowing Chelsea to eventually sign team-mate Joao Felix as Conor Gallagher moved in the opposite direction.

However, the Spanish Olympics winner has now completed a shock move to Portuguese giants Porto.

And after Chelsea were set to pay nearly £35m to Atletico, they have handed over just £13m.

It left Blues fans confused as to why they were prepared to splash out nearly three times as much.

And many took to social media to express their outrage.

One said: “What on earth is this.”

Another declared: “So they wanted to scam Chelsea.”

One noted: “That is a crazy deal.”

Another added: “Chelsea dodged a bullet.”

Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has since revealed that Porto are paying a smaller fee as they actually own just 50 per cent of Omorodion’s rights.

That means Atletico still own the other half – entitling them to half the fee of any future transfer.

The deal has given Omorodion a release clause of £84m, and may prove to be a bargain in several years should he blossom into a top marksman.

Meanwhile, Porto can pay £4m next summer to take their ownership of the striker’s rights to 65 per cent.

And in 2026, another £4m to Atletico will see Porto own 80 per cent.

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