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Chelsea will do a U-turn to keep on-loan midfielder Saul Niguez beyond the summer — if UK Government sanctions allow them to.

Saul struggled after joining the club from Atletico Madrid at the start of the season and, despite finally settling and getting more game time in recent weeks, the Blues were not expecting to take a clause in the loan deal which gave them first option to buy.

However, they will now explore whether the terms of the initial agreement will permit them to sign the Spaniard for the pre-agreed fee of £29.3million given they cannot make any new signings.

Chelsea have until May 30 to communicate their decision to Atletico.

Tuchel admitted recently that Saul had started to adjust to life in England and demonstrated his quality on the pitch for Chelsea.

He said: "I think he will be an important player for us and I hope so as well. He has showed what he can do with his abilities.

"I see more confidence in him with each game, he is in good shape and his adaptation to the way we play has gone further from before.

"You can see this in his game now. He is more open, he understands the language better now and these are all important things to consider when talking about Saul and how much he has improved recently.

"He is having much more impact on games than he was doing at the beginning of the