Renato Veiga only cares leaving Chelsea on a six-month loan deal, it has been claimed, contrary to previous reports which claimed he would be interested in a permanent move to Borussia Dortmund.
The 21-year-old utility star, who can play at centre-back, left-back and in defensive midfield, only joined Chelsea from Basel in July for a fee of €14m, signing a seven-year contract with one. other one-year option.
Veiga has played 18 times for Chelsea in all competitions, mostly as a regular for Enzo Maresca in the Conference League and emerged as a potential target for Borussia Dortmund earlier this month.
Reports in Germany previously claimed thin Veiga had reached a 'total verbal agreement' to join Dortmund, who are also trying to reach a deal for Chelsea team-mate Carney Chukwuemeka, but the two clubs were yet to agree a fee.
Dortmund were said to be looking for a loan move with Chelsea keen to sanction a permanent sale, hoping to convince the Bundesliga giants to part with close to €35m (£29m).
But Fabrizio Romano reports that Veiga has at times been interested in leaving Chelsea on a temporary basis and remains committed to the club's long-term project. The three-capped Portugal international will only consider a six-month loan as a result, with a view to returning to Chelsea in the future to fight for a regular starting place.
Chelsea's first left-back – Veiga's preferred position – is Marc Cucurella and they also still have Ben Chilwell on the books, although he is yet to make an appearance in Premier League this season and has been told he can look for a new club.
Whether or not Chelsea can find a taker for their vice-captain remains to be seen. Signed from Leicester City in August 2020 for a fee of £45m, Chilwell has dealt with a number of injuries during his time at Stamford Bridge, with the 27 appearances he made in his first season at the club with the greatest ease great that he has achieved.
Chilwell, who signed a new four-year contract in April 2023, played just 13 Premier League games last season after missing three months of action with a hamstring. injurythough he did captain Chelsea in last February's Carabao Cup final – a game which Liverpool won 1-0 thanks to Virgil van Dijk's 118th-minute header.