Veiga agrees terms with Villarreal but negotiations ongoing
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Chelsea defender Renato Veiga has agreed personal terms with Spanish club Villarreal.
The Portugal international, 22, is ready to join the Spanish club - who have qualified for the Champions League this season - but difficult negotiations continue over the fee.
Chelsea are known to value Veiga at about £34m but the Spanish club are aiming to negotiate after Atletico Madrid failed to agree a fee last month.
There is hope in Spain that a deal can be struck for under £30m.
Veiga is deemed surplus to requirements even after a serious knee injury has ruled star defender Levi Colwill out for much of the season.
He is training with the so-called 'bomb squad' - a group of senior players away from the first team.
Veiga spent the second half of last season on loan at Juventus and has played 18 games for Chelsea having joined in an £12m move from FC Basel in 2024.