Chelsea have signed Joao Felix (23, Portugal).
Chelsea said on the 11th (Korean time), “Our club hired Felix, who played for Atletico Madrid, on loan. His contract expires at the end of the 2022-23 season.” Felix’s jersey number is 11.
“Chelsea is one of the best teams in the world,” said Felix, wearing a Chelsea blue kit. I want to join the team as soon as possible and help. I am very happy to be able to play at Stamford Bridge.”
At the same time, the elemental team Atletico also reported the news of Felix transfer. Atletico said, “I extended my contract with Felix until 2027 and sent him on loan to Chelsea. I hope Felix will return to Chelsea and play well.”
Felix is a striker who has been highly anticipated and called ‘the second Ronaldo’ in Portugal. He scored 1 goal and 2 assists at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, leading Portugal to the quarterfinals. He missed the third round of the group stage against Korea. 안전놀이터
In the summer of 2019, Atlético paid 126 million euros (about 168 billion won), the highest transfer fee ever for the club, to recruit Felix, who played for Benfica. Felix has not been able to establish himself as a solid starter at Atlético despite his high ransom. At Chelsea, attention is focused on whether he will be able to live up to expectations.
Chelsea have high hopes for Felix. It’s because they’ve been in a deep slump lately. Chelsea have 1 win, 3 draws and 4 losses in 8 Premier League (EPL) matches. Above all, the poor scoring ability is a problem. Chelsea have only scored 5 goals in those 8 games. Of the 20 Premier League teams, they are the team to score the least in their last 8 matches.