English Premier League club Chelsea are willing to fork out the 50 million euro release clause for Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey, footballghana.com can authoritatively report.

The 26 year old has put a number of impressive performances this season and has attracted the attention of European giants including Real Madrid and Arsenal.

Chelsea are now very eager to bring him to London and see him as the perfect player to take the club forward. This has brought some concerns for Los Rojiblancos who are currently negotiating an extension for the player and will be forced to speed things up to keep him.

His current contract ends in June 2023. He has been key to Simeone's plans this season, playing 38 matches across all competitions.