Renato Vega is just interested leaving Chelsea are allegedly on a six-month loan, contrary to previous reports that stated they were interested in moving to Borussia Dortmund permanently.
The 21-year-old star, who can play at centre-back, left-back and in defensive midfield, joined Chelsea from Basel in July for a fee of €14m, signing a seven-year contract with an additional one-year option.
Veiga played 18 times for Chelsea In all competitions, mostly as a starter alongside Enzo Maresca in the Conference League, he emerged as a potential target for Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.
Reports in Germany earlier claimed thatIn Vega Dortmund have reached a “full verbal agreement” to join Dortmund, who are also trying to seal a deal for Chelsea team-mate Carne Chukwuemeka, but the two clubs are yet to reach an agreement on a fee.
It was said that Dortmund is the one pushing for a loan move, with Chelsea willing to agree to a permanent sale. Hoping to impress the German league giants to part with nearly €35m (£29m).
but Fabrizio Romano Reports suggest that Vega was only interested in leaving Chelsea on a temporary basis and remains committed to the club's long-term project. As a result, the three-time Portugal international will only consider a six-month loan move, with a view to returning to Chelsea in the future to fight for a regular starting place.
Chelsea's first-choice left-back – Vega's preferred position – is Mark Cucurella and they also still have Ben Chilwell on the books, although he is yet to feature in the league. Premier League This season he was told that he could look for a new club.
It remains to be seen whether Chelsea will be able to find a replacement for their vice-captain or not. Signed from Leicester City in August 2020 for a fee of £45m, Chilwell has suffered a plethora of injuries during his time at Stamford Bridge, making 27 appearances in his first season at the club comfortably the most he has ever achieved.
Chilwell, who signed a new four-year contract in April 2023, played just 13 Premier League matches last season after missing three months due to a hamstring injury. infectionAlthough he captained Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final last February, a game which Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to Virgil van Dijk's 118th-minute header.
