Chelsea have reportedly reached a verbal agreement to sign Joao Felix on a loan deal from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season for a few of €11m.
Felix, 23, has started just seven of Atleti’s 16 La Liga matches this campaign and has fallen out of favour entirely under boss Diego Simeone, despite finding the net four times in his limited game time. Manchester United had been linked with a move for the former Benfica ace while Arsenal were also monitoring his situation.
🚨 Chelsea reach verbal agreement to sign Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid. Fee ~€11m (below initial #Atleti ask). Man Utd + Arsenal keen so 23yo had choice & #CFC project appealed. More reinforcements to follow this month @TheAthleticFC #MUFC #AFC https://t.co/igZlGZuf8h
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) January 9, 2023
Last month, the Portugal international had instructed his agent Jorge Mendes to find him a new club in January and Atletico Madrid’s CEO, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, had admitted that the club’s record signing could be moved on this month.
Felix will be the fourth arrival at Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window after Chelsea secured deals to sign defender Benoit Badoishile from Monaco, Molde striker David Fofana and Brazilian midfielder Andrey Santos from Vasco da Gama. The four deals come in at a transfer outlay of £74million.
