But the deal seems to have been engineered so Conor Gallagher could join Atletico Madrid for £34m, helping improve the club's PSR position and while he was in the last year of his contract. It now looks like the deal that saw Felix join Chelsea was more about accounting that football.

AC Milan have signed Portuguese forward Joao Felix from Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season, the two clubs said on Tuesday.

Felix joins Milan on a straight loan deal without a buy option, which will also include a loan fee package worth €5.5million.

Aston Villa have signed centre back Axel Disasi on loan from Chelsea for the rest of the season, both clubs announced early on Tuesday without revealing deals of the deal.

Aston Villa are the frontrunners to sign Axel Disasi after Tottenham ended their interest in the Chelsea defender, sources have told ESPN.

Chelsea defender Axel Disasi is on the verge of completing a deadline day loan move to Aston Villa for the remainder of the season.

Chelsea are working hard on late deals before the transfer window shuts, with on-loan Las Palmas star Dario Essugo and Saint-Etienne youngster Mathis Amougou on their radar. It has actually been a very quiet transfer window in terms of signings for the Blues,

Whilst not officially confirmed by either Chelsea or AS Saint-Étienne, Mathis Amougou (19) can now be considered a Chelsea player, according to Fabrizio Romano.A deal between the two clubs for a fee