Chelsea will pay a loan fee of around £9million and also Felix's £5.3m wages, but there's no purchase option in the deal.
Date published: Wednesday 11th January 2023 12:56 -Chelsea have announced the loan signing of Portugal forward Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season.
“Chelsea is one of the great teams in the world and I hope to help the team reach their objectives, so I am very, very happy to be here and very excited to play at Stamford Bridge,” Felix said on the Chelsea website. Chelsea had 10 first-team players unavailable for last Sunday’s meek 4-0 surrender to Manchester City in the FA Cup.
The 23-year-old also featured in Portugal’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar last month, with him scoring in the 3-2 victory against Ghana in the group stage.Felix made a total of 131 appearances for Atletico, scoring 34 goals and providing 18 assists.
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