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"Saul is set to leave Atletico Madrid," Fabrizio Romano tweets.
"Chelsea opened talks for Saul days ago. There's an official bid now on the table - loan with a buy option.
"Also, Manchester United have asked for Saul again in the last 24 hours, he's on the list with Camavinga. Saul is ready for a Premier League move," the transfer guru concludes.
Earlier, Barcelona almost finalised the swap deal with Antoine Griezmann involved but the operation fell through at the last minute.
The 26-year-old central midfielder has made 339 appearances for Atletico, recording an impressive tally of 43 goals and 20 assists.
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