Kolkata : Chelsea signed Portuguese forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid on 6 years deal till 2030, with an option to extend it till 2031 , over €50m (exact figures not disclosed officially). This is the 10th signing for the blues in the transfer summer.
The 24-year-old returns to Chelsea on a permanent deal having spent six months on loan during the second half of the 2022/23 season, scoring four goals in 16 Premier League appearances.
Felix joined Diego Simeone’s Atletico in 2019 and appeared 131 times for the Rojiblancos. He also had a loan spell with Spanish heavyweights Barcelona in the previous campaign.
What Felix expressed on his Chelsea return?
Felix said: “I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea and I can’t wait to get started. I can see some familiar faces from the last time I was here, which is always nice”.
“I loved my time here before and I told my friends and family that I’d love to return to the Premier League one day. To do that with Chelsea is a great feeling and I’m excited to be back”, he added.
Speaking in a press conference, Maresca added: “He’s a good player and the club already knows him from two years ago. The good thing about Joao is he can play different positions with us – inside, as a No 9 and outside.”
He becomes Chelsea’s 10th summer signing following the arrivals of Tosin Adarabioyo, Omari Kellyman, Marc Guiu, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley, Aaron Anselmino, Filip Jorgensen and Pedro Neto.
