Chelsea fans celebrated their club's scouting as Samu Omorodion scored two goals in a 3-3 draw against Manchester United. The Blues were heavily linked with the striker in the summer but a move from Atletico Madrid to west London collapsed . A £36million deal for Omorodion was negotiated by Chelsea alongside Atletico's pursuit of midfielder Conor Gallagher.
Before the transfer failed to materialise, some questions were raised over the Premier League's side interest as the forward had little top flight experience. Omorodion went on to sign for Portuguese side Porto and has since been an excellent addition, with his performance on Thursday night a fine example. Porto hosted United in the Europa League and fell 2-0 down after 20 minutes following goals from Marcus Rashford and Rasmus Hojlund.
However, they clawed back to lead 3-2 win before settling for a 3-3 draw thanks to Harry Maguire's stoppage-time equaliser, with Omorodion on the scoresheet twice at the Estadio do Dragao. The Spaniard has now scored seven goals from six appearances in all competitions this season, with Chelsea fans revelling in his success. Taking to X, one said: "Chelsea sent Samu Omorodion to Porto to torment United.
another Todd Boehly [co-owner] masterclass." "Samu Omorodion could have been playing for Chelsea but instead we chose to let the deal die so that he can be the weapon fashioned against Manchester United," added a second. However, a third fan appeared to wish that Chelsea actually signed Omo.