Chelsea have come to an agreement with Atletico Madrid for the permanent signing of Joao Felix.
The 24-year-old – who spent the second half of the 2022/2023 season on loan at Stamford Bridge – has agreed personal terms on a six-year contract with the option of an additional 12 months, The Athletic s David Ornstein has revealed.
that Chelsea had opened talks with Atletico over a move for the Portugal international after Samu Omorodion s proposed move to the Premier League side collapsed as the striker deemed them to be disrespectful in negotiations.
That failed deal has left Conor Gallagher – who s expected to complete a £36m move to Atletico – in limbo, with despite agreeing personal terms and completing a medical with the Spanish side.
And he remains in a state of uncertainty as although an agreement has been struck for Felix, Gallagher s move has not yet been finalised .
Felix scored four goals in 20 appearances while on loan at Chelsea and got ten goals and six assists in 44 games while with Barcelona last term.
The report doesn t reveal what Chelsea have agreed to pay for the winger, but it s been claimed this week that Atletico were willing to essentially swap Felix – who joined them in the summer of 2019 for a whopping €126m – for Gallagher.
Felix would be Chelsea s tenth summer signing and manager Enzo Maresca has a ludicrous wealth of options in his squad, particularly in forward positions.
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But he may soon be without Raheem Sterling after the England international released a statement in which he said he wanted clarity on his future at the club having been left out of the squad for the game against Manchester City on Sunday.
In response, Maresca said after the game: “I want all 30 players but there is no space for all of them so some have to leave. The only thing I can say it was a technical decision and now we will see and get clarity.
All the players if they want to be Chelsea players we want to try and see how we can use them. Raheem, we take clarify in the next days.”
