Chelsea sign Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid
Chelsea will soon add to his strength in attack.
They signed Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.
According to The Athletic, Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement to bring the Portugal international to London.
The English capital club is expected to pay 11 million euros or equivalent to Rp 184 billion to bring Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.
In addition to paying the loan fee, Chelsea will also pay Felix's full salary during the Blues uniform until June 2023 without the option of being permanent.
Chelsea managed to beat Manchester United and Arsenal in the hunt for the signature of Felix, who was previously rumored to be joining the city rivals.
Previously, Atletico Madrid put up a loan fee of 21 million euros or to borrow Felix for six months.
The arrival of Joao Felix to the team based at Stamford Bridge is expected to add to the power of Chelsea's Bangor which is currently in a bad momentum.
Injury problems up front have plagued the Blues, where they have lost Raheem Sterling, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Armando Broja and Christian Pulisic.
In addition, Chelsea are still waiting for the return of players such as N'golo Kante, Reece James, Ben Chilwell, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Edouard Mendy, and Wesley Fofana from injury.
Chelsea coach Graham Potter is also under pressure as his side sit tenth in the Premier League table, and have been knocked out of the FA Cup and League Cup.
Meanwhile, Joao Felix also wants to restore his form and shine again for the rest of the 2022-2023 season with Chelsea.
During the half of the 2022-2023 season, Felix has scored five goals and three assists in 20 appearances for Atletico Madrid.
Since joining Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019, Felix has played in 131 games in various competitions, scoring 34 goals and 18 assists.
