Club president confirms talks with Chelsea

Atletico Mineiro continue to work to keep Chelsea loanee Nathan for a longer period of time. The midfielder’s contract running out at the end of June, the clubs are now negotiating to extend it for six more months. Atletico president Sérgio Sette Câmara has spoken to Globo Esporte and confirmed disccussions. “We will try to extend it before the end of the year. This is being discussed with Chelsea,” Câmada told Globo Esporte. Câmara has also claimed that regardless of Chelsea’s wish to extend the contract, Nathan may stay at the club in case FIFA take a decision to postpone the expiry dates for all loan deals. “It may be that there’s a rule of extension of the contract for a certain period that was the stoppage of football. This can happen, but there would have to be a FIFA rule in this regard. But I think that in the freezing of eggs, in the current situation, only if Chelsea had a proposal to sell Nathan. Otherwise, even to avoid having to assume this payment, they would renew with us until the end of the year.” Source: SportsWitness

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