Chelsea have reportedly reached an agreement with Atlético Madrid to sign Joao Félix while Todd Boehly continues to spend money.
The west London club have been in talks for more than a week about the potential signing of the 24-year-old. The reports imply that the agreement has already reached the “final stages” and the payment agreement has yet to be determined. determined.
Felix has reached a private agreement with the Blues and “wants” to return to Stamford Bridge. The Portuguese striker will sign a six-year contract until June 2030, with an option for a further 12 months.
According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea are expected to pay around £40 million for Felix, part of the amount the club announced to sign him permanently just 12 months ago.
Felix spent the second half of the 2022-23 campaign on loan at Stamford Bridge in a combined period in which he scored four goals in 16 Premier League appearances, but saw red in his deyet in the 2-1 defeat to Fulham.
Chelsea were offered to sign the attacking midfielder for £80m at the end of his loan deal, as Atletico tried to recoup some of the club’s record spent £112m to sign him from Benfica. However, then-boss Mauricio Pochettino turned down the opportunity to sign the attacking midfielder for £80m at the end of his loan deal. he signaled to him and brought Cole Palmer in his place.
However, co-owners Boehly and Behdad Eghbali, as well as sporting administrators Paul Winstanley and Laurence Stewart, have been keen to bring Felix back and Enzo Maresca has no problem bringing the striker back to his team.
He spent the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Barcelona, where he scored 10 goals in games in all competitions. But like Chelsea, the La Liga giants turned down the opportunity to make the deal permanent.
With Felix returning to England, the deal is also likely to push Conor Gallagher’s move in the other direction.
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Gallagher, also 24, was due to sign for Atletico this summer and even travelled to Madrid to pose for photographs at the club’s stadium.
But headaches arose after Samu Omorodion’s £35million move to west London was canceled at the last minute, prompting Atletico to threaten to abandon the deal altogether.
The England foreigner is patiently waiting for the green light to return to the Spanish capital and complete his £33m move to the Metropolitano, and Atletico have to secure a sale before approving his major move.
Atletico manager Diego Simeone called the midfielder last week to assure Gallagher that he was still looking to sign him, and now the Argentine looks set to fulfill his main target after both clubs reached an agreement for Felix.
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