Portuguese João Félix is ​​very close to a deal with Chelsea, says newspaper

The departure of João Félix from Madrid’s athletic is increasingly imminent. after the Manchester United it’s the Arsenal enter the dispute and show interest in Portuguese, the chelsea seems to have taken the lead in negotiations with the Madrid club in recent days, according to the The Athletic.

Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement to sign Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.

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As one of the most active clubs in recent transfer rumours, Chelsea, which was acquired by American Todd Nohely in 2022, has offered a loan offer with no option to buy the 23-year-old at the end of his contract.

The arrival of João Félix is ​​an attempt to reverse the bad phase that the team is going through in the season, having lost its last game by 3-0, against Manchester City, for the FA Cup. The striker has not been used as he would like by coach Diego Simeone, but he was in the starting line-up in the team’s last two matches, against Elche and Barcelona. The posture of Atlético de Madrid, according to the Brand, a definite proposal by the athlete is to be expected.

The Portuguese arrived at Atlético de Madrid in July 2019, after being signed from Benfica for €126 million (over R$580 million), making him one of the five most profitable transfers in football history. He generated a lot of expectations, largely due to the high amount invested by the Spanish club and also for being one of the main European promises at the time.

On the field, João Félix did not achieve what was expected of him and went through good and bad times for the Spanish club, failing to establish himself and become a technical reference within the team. Altogether there were 130 matches, 34 goals and 18 assists. A change of scenery with a transfer to Manchester United could be ideal to recover the good phase and confidence of the still young player.