Joao Felix

Chelsea transfer news - The Blues are closing in on a loan deal for Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid as Todd Boehly continues to back Graham Potter in the ...

With Kai Havertz and Mason Mount both failing to impress consistently so far this season, the arrival of Felix could see him slot in behind the striker in Chelsea's plans. Football.london understands that a deal has not been finalised yet but Felix is a player Chelsea are intent on signing this month. It is not the campaign they had planned at all and co-owner Todd Boehly is prepared to continue to back Graham Potter in the transfer market, [Chelsea sacking Graham Potter solves nothing as Todd Boehly faces new Thomas Tuchel challenge](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-sacking-graham-potter-boehly-25928934) [Chelsea make final Eden Hazard transfer decision as Potter seeks answers amid Newcastle stance](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/eden-hazard-chelsea-transfer-newcastle-25927945) [Pep Guardiola tells Todd Boehly what Chelsea must do with Graham Potter after heavy defeat](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/breaking-guardiola-potter-chelsea-boehly-25925820) [Chelsea fans make feelings clear vs Man City with Thomas Tuchel and Roman Abramovich chants](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/news/chelsea-tuchel-abramovich-man-city-25925647) [Chelsea news and transfers LIVE: All the latest news, rumours and gossip from Stamford Bridge](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-transfer-news-live-mudryk-25926381) [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/4072188/2023/01/09/chelsea-transfer-news-joao-felix/), the Blues have a verbal agreement in place to sign Felix on a loan deal lasting until the end of the season. [Manchester United](https://www.football.london/all-about/manchester-united) and 19 points behind league leaders [Arsenal](https://www.football.london/all-about/arsenal).

Chelsea are in advanced talks to sign Joao Felix in a loan move from Atletico Madrid, sources have told ESPN.

[Christopher Nkunku](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/222176/Christopher-Nkunku) from [RB Leipzig](/soccer/team?id=11420) this summer. [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) are in advanced talks to sign [Joao Felix](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/276350/joao-felix) in a loan move from [Atletico Madrid](/soccer/team?id=1068), sources have told ESPN. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359) and [Manchester United](/soccer/team?id=360) in recent days but all three clubs were initially unwilling to meet Atletico's financial demands.

Manchester United and Arsenal were also interested in securing the Portuguese's signature but it looks like the 23-year-old has his heart set on Stamford ...

“Although I would love him to stay, that is not the player’s idea.” “The reasonable thing is to think he (Joao Felix) will leave,” he said to TVE. The Blues are expected to pay in the region of €11million (£9.68m) fee, which is below what their La Liga counterparts initially wanted, the report added.

Chelsea will cover his full wages and pay Atletico Madrid a loan fee to bring Felix in. Joao Felix.

Chelsea moved quick this morning to get the deal done. Felix will likely be a Chelsea player in the next 48 hours. The loan fee is around €11million and Chelsea will cover the full salary. Chelsea are now in the final stages of the deal. There is no known buy option at the minute in the deal. Report: Chelsea Are Ready To Close The Deal To Sign Joao Felix

Los Rojiblancos are locked in talks with the Premier League giants over a potential January deal for the Portuguese international. Despite previous transfer ...

[Marca](https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2023/01/09/63bc4e23ca47411f238b45c8.html), Atletico want to extend that to 2027, before signing off a loan switch. [ Arsenal ](https://www.football-espana.net/2022/12/12/arsenal-leading-four-clubs-in-race-for-joao-felix-according-to-sources-in-spain)and [Manchester United](https://www.football-espana.net/2023/01/04/manchester-united-begin-loan-negotiations-for-atletico-madrids-joao-felix), rivals Chelsea are now set to clinch a loan deal. [Atletico Madrid](https://www.football-espana.net/category/la-liga/atletico-madrid) want to extend [Joao Felix’s](https://www.football-espana.net/tag/joao-felix) contract at the club before loaning him to [Chelsea.](https://www.caughtoffside.com/tags/premier-league/chelsea/)

90min revealed last month that Chelsea, alongside Arsenal and Manchester United, had explored a deal to sign Felix, but Los Rojiblancos' financial demands ...

Young David Datro Fofana has joined from Molde while the deal to sign Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig is only for a summer transfer. Available on [all audio platforms.](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view) [Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders) hosts [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey) and [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) in the latest episode of Talking Transfers. [Atletico](https://www.90min.com/teams/atletico) have agreed to lower their demands to facilitate a deal with [Chelsea](https://www.90min.com/teams/chelsea), who are expected to pay around €10m to take Felix on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [Arsenal](https://www.90min.com/teams/arsenal) and [United](https://www.90min.com/teams/manchester-united) were only interested in such a lucrative loan if it included an option to buy Felix permanently but Atletico have held firm and declined to commit to a concrete transfer. Despite the agreement being a pure loan, Chelsea have not ruled out a move to sign Felix permanently in the summer if the Portugal international impresses at Stamford Bridge, with the Blues potentially looking to offload some of their fringe players to Atletico in a player-plus-cash deal.

Cristiano Ronaldo has made his feelings on Joao Felix clear, with the forward set to snub Arsenal and Man Utd for Chelsea.

[Cristiano Ronaldo](/latest/cristiano-ronaldo) has already made his thoughts clear on Joao Felix ahead of the wantaway Atletico Madrid forward's January move to [Chelsea](/latest/chelsea-fc). A central [defender] and a goalkeeper can be worth £61m to £70m. Leaving aside the case of Joao Felix, any player is worth £88m, even without having proven anything. "There is more money in football. He said: "Can he [Felix] repeat my successes in Spain? Felix is on the verge of joining the Blues on loan until the end of the season.

Chelsea are close to completing the signing of Joao Felix on a loan deal until the end of the season with the Portuguese forward wanting to leave Atletico ...

I believe that a lot because he is an excellent player with a lot of potential who can evolve. I don't agree but this is the world we live in and we have to respect it." "The reasonable thing is to think that he will leave. "There is more money in football. Leaving aside the case of Joao Felix, any player is worth €100million (£88.2million), even without having proven anything. Sources have confirmed that Felix is closing in on a loan move to Stamford Bridge as he looks to force his way out of the Spanish capital. So Chelsea could definitely be an option for Felix, but the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United and Arsenal have also being linked with a move for the Portugal international. Atleti CEO Miguel Angel Gil Marin recently revealed that Felix wants out after signing for the club for a whopping €126million (£113million) in 2019. Their defending has been poor and the midfield has been practically non-existent in the last nine games, where the Blues have been beaten on six occasions. Their attacking play has also been slow and too predictable, which are just two of the reasons they've scored only five goals in their last nine matches. Neither is his motivation. [News broke on Monday afternoon](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/transfer-news/chelsea-joao-felix-transfer-boehly-25932901) that the [Blues](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc) have been in advanced negotiations with Atletico over a temporary move for the 23-year-old.

Now, less than a fortnight into 2023, the temptation to follow up last summer's transfer outlay of more than £250million ($304.9m) with further significant ...

What about a high-level alternative to [Reece James](https://theathletic.com/football/player/reece-james-GKa1YfGdueMrjfBr/) on the right of defence? [Enzo Fernandez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/enzo-fernandez-mA2LkzPdMOcVkFoZ/), somewhere in the region of his £105m ($128m) buyout clause? The most desirable players are not typically attainable in January, and those who are (such as Fernandez) have onerous price tags intended to deter rather than encourage interest. But focusing on the summer could also afford precious time for Chelsea’s new recruitment team — Christopher Vivell, Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley have all been in their posts a matter of weeks, while Joe Shields remains on gardening leave at It’s worth casting an eye back to January 2016, a matter of weeks after Mourinho’s second acrimonious departure and in the midst of Chelsea’s annus horribilis. At this point, most supporters would be pleasantly surprised if they made it past [Borussia Dortmund](https://theathletic.com/football/team/dortmund/) in the round of 16. Recruiting strongly in this window might also mitigate the fact that, as well as possibly no Champions League football, there is no high-profile draw for top players in the dugout — Potter, for all his promise as a coach, does not yet possess the pulling power of Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp or even his predecessor, Thomas Tuchel. Finishing in the top four this season would bring to an end Arsenal’s painful — and, at times, startlingly bleak — six-season absence from the Champions League. One is the loss of prestige in the eyes of the world’s most talented and coveted footballers — a status blow that is compounded with each additional year you fail to qualify. The other is the stark loss in broadcast revenue that limits transfer spending within financial fair play regulations and places significant pressure on a club’s existing wage bill. Further intervention is clearly required to salvage the first season of Boehly-Clearlake ownership. Performances and results are flatlining and Graham Potter is beginning to bear the brunt of supporter frustrations.

The Portuguese has been in and out of the Atleti side this season, but is undoubtedly one of their most talented. His exit would also leave Diego Simeone short ...

The latter is out of contract in the summer and would check several boxes, but there is stiff competition for his signature. The former has a €40n release clause but could perhaps be negotiated for, while Iglesias is likely to cost in excess of that. Any deal is far more likely to be a loan or a cheap deal.

Chelsea reportedly look set to bring Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix to Stamford Bridge on a loan deal this month. It's been a difficult few weeks for Chelsea, ...

Felix was able to return to European football with a move to Chelsea, but he couldn't get the Blues far in the competition as Potter's side won no silverware in the simulation. When compared to the rest of the Chelsea squad, Felix was the second highest-rated forward in the squad and the fourth top scorer, despite making many fewer appearances than his teammates. Sixteen of his appearances came in the Premier League and three came in the Champions League, with the Portugal international managing eight goals and three assists in that time. In his first season with the Blues, Felix made 19 appearances, with 18 of them starts. We then simulated the remainder of the 2022/23 season to judge the impact Felix could have if he was to link up with the Blues. [Chelsea](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/), with the Blues in the middle of an injury crisis as well as struggling to find winning results on the pitch.

Joao Felix going to Chelsea is basically a done deal after 'Jugones' posted a video of the Portuguese man going to the airport to travel to London.

Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news, and added that the Blues will pay his whole salary of €6 million. What is more, it must be said that the Madrid side wanted to extend Joao's contract for another season - it currently is set to end in 2026 - with the idea of reducing their outgoings and getting their books in order. [Madrid came to an agreement](https://www.besoccer.com/new/verbal-agreement-between-chelsea-and-atletico-for-joao-felix-1218150) with the English side for a loan until the end of the season (pending €11 million).

Sportsmail reported yesterday that the Blues are expected to beat Manchester United and Arsenal to the loan signing of the 23-year-old forward from Spanish ...

Joao Felix is seen leaving Atletico Madrid ahead of his £9m half-season loan at Chelsea... Chelsea have overtaken Manchester United and Arsenal in the race to sign Felix from Atletico [Marca](https://www.marca.com/futbol/atletico/2023/01/09/63bc4e23ca47411f238b45c8.html) have reported that the club want to sign the forward to a one-year extension before sealing his move to Chelsea. Atletico Madrid want to sign Joao Felix to an extension before he seals a loan move to Chelsea [Sportsmail](/sport/football/article-11615487/Chelsea-reach-verbal-agreement-Atletico-Madrid-loan-signing-Joao-Felix.html) reported yesterday that the Blues are expected to beat Manchester United and [Arsenal](/sport/teampages/arsenal.html) to the loan signing of the 23-year-old forward. Joao Felix has been seen leaving Atletico Madrid's training ground as he gets set to complete his loan move to Chelsea - though reports have suggested that the deal won't include an option to buy the Portuguese star.

All the latest transfer news linking Atletico Madrid striker Joao Felix with a move to the Premier League with the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester ...

One option being considered is presenting a loan offer in January with an obligation to make the move permanent. Initial conversations have focused on a €21million (£18.5million) package for the remainder of this season, with a €15million (£13.2million) loan fee going to Atletico, and the rest covering the player’s wages. The two London clubs are thought to be open to negotiating a loan deal worth around half of the current asking price from Atletico and the player. Simeone stated that if Felix brought his Portugal form back to Madrid, he would be a crucial part of the team. According to The current Premier League leaders see a deal for Felix as similar to the initial loan that brought Martin Odegaard from Real Madrid to the Emirates Stadium - with the north Londoners providing an opportunity for the player to reignite their career and potential to earn a permanent move in the summer. Arsenal have a 'secret agent' they can rely on to help persuade Joao Felix to sign for the Gunners in January. Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has shed more light on the future of Joao Felix at the club amid links with an exit in the January transfer window. [Ben Jacobs](https://twitter.com/JacobsBen), the north London side are looking to add a buy option within a loan deal. United's offer is a straight loan without an obligation or option to buy and also falls short of the total €21million (£18.5million) package. Chelsea have reportedly opened talks for the Borussia Monchengladbach striker over a possible January deal but have the option to wait until the summer upon the expiry of his contract. [Manchester Evening News](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/wout-weghorst-man-united-transfer-25926996), Manchester United are interested in veteran centre-forward Wout Weghorst and Erik ten Hag's side are confident of completing a loan move for the Dutch international.

LONDON, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are on the verge of concluding a deal that would see Atletico's Portuguese international forward ...

The clubs have agreed a loan fee of around 10 million euros, without the English club having an option to make the move permanent at the end of the campaign. Elsewhere, bottom of the table Southampton have agreed a 14 million euro fee with Racing Club to sign 20-year-old Argentina youth international Carlos Alcaraz. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chelsea and Atletico Madrid are on the verge of concluding a deal that would see Atletico's Portuguese international forward Joao Felix spend the rest of the season on loan at Stamford Bridge.

Joao Felix is on his way to sign for Chelsea after they reached a full agreement to sign him on loan from Atletico Madrid.

Now, he will be playing in the Premier League for the first time. It may just be a tactic to preserve his market value when the time comes for a sale, though. Either way, his immediate future will lie in London. Summing everything up, transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has taken to Twitter to confirm the move is going ahead. For example, he was linked with Manchester United and Arsenal. A Premier League transfer has long been touted for the Portuguese talent.

Chelsea transfer news: Joao Felix is set to join Graham Potter's side this month and turn down Manchester United and Arsenal to bolster the Blues' offensive ...

[The Blues](https://www.football.london/chelsea-fc/) have reached a verbal agreement with the La Liga outfit for around €11million (£9.7million). A new midfielder has been labelled a priority and an extra body in Potter's offensive area could come to fruition - It's reported that there has never been an option to buy inserted into the deal and Felix will return to Atletico at the end of the season, with Chelsea expected to land Following Wesley Fofana's absence, Benoit Badiashile has arrived from AS Monaco while Today (Tuesday) transfer guru Fabrizio Romano has dropped his traditional 'here we go' tweet regarding Felix's switch to Stamford Bridge. He wrote: "Joao Felix to Chelsea, here we go!

Chelsea are signing Joao Felix on loan for the rest of the 2022-23 season, but where will Graham Potter play the versatile Portugal forward?

The hope will be that the versatile Felix will be able to unlock Chelsea's other toiling attackers, rather than necessarily rattling in a load of goals himself. Chelsea's search for an attacker who is actually capable of hitting the back of the net has become desperate. In their latest attempt to remedy their goalscoring woes, the Blues – backed by their free-spending new ownership – have turned to Atletico Madrid wantaway Joao Felix, another player who is far from prolific and does not have a fixed position.

The Portuguese striker will join the Premier League but Chelsea were unable to secure an option to buy.

Joao Felix needed a club and a manager like Chelsea that are ready to give him the keys to drive the attacking line, while Chelsea also needed a player like Joao Felix to turn around a very complicated season. Joao Felix is considered one of the best talents of European soccer but his relationship with Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone got worse in the past months and led the two sides to find a new club for the player. Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have agreed terms for the loan of Portuguese striker Joao Felix until the end of the current season.

The news is looking likely to break any second that Joao Felix will join Chelsea on loan after snubbing Arsenal and Manchester United's approaches this week ...

Chelsea transfer news: Joao Felix has been heavily linked with an exit from Atletico Madrid this month and the Blues look set to win the race for his ...

Arsenal have a 'secret agent' they can rely on to help persuade Joao Felix to sign for the Gunners in January. It would see the Gunners able to trigger a permanent stay at the end of the season for the Portugal international if he joins, with the side setting a price of £70million for any clause. The 23-year-old has been subject to great interest from Arsenal and Manchester United recently but Chelsea have made a late swoop for the Portuguese star. The north London side are looking to add a buy option within a loan deal. According to The 20-year-old, who joined from Molde on a six-and-a-half-year contract, made his debut for the Blues in the FA Cup against Manchester City and looked bright despite the damning result.

Joao Felix's influencer girlfriend Margarida Corceiro has confirmed on Instagram that she is flying to London with the Portuguese star ahead of his medical ...

[Chelsea](/sport/teampages/chelsea.html), as he prepares to join the Blues on loan until the end of the season. with the Blues also covering his £5.3m wages Felix is due to move to Stamford Bridge in a switch that will see Chelsea cover all of his wages during the loan period, equating to £5.3m. [Sportsmail](/sport/football/article-11615487/Chelsea-reach-verbal-agreement-Atletico-Madrid-loan-signing-Joao-Felix.html) reported yesterday that the Blues are expected to beat [Manchester United](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html) and [Arsenal](/sport/teampages/arsenal.html) to the loan signing of the 23-year-old forward. The deal is now close to being completed, and Corceiro posted a photo of herself smiling on a private jet on Instagram on Tuesday with the caption 'Morning' as she flew to London with Felix. - Felix is flying to London with his girlfriend ahead of the £9m loan deal

Joao Felix has been granted permission by Atletico Madrid to undergo a medical at Chelsea as his loan move nears completion, sources have told ESPN.

[club were open to agreeing a move away.](/soccer/atletico-madrid-espatletico_madrid/story/4826924/atletico-madrid-ceo-open-to-joao-felix-transfer) [Portugal](/soccer/team?id=482) forward to join the Premier League side on a six-month loan. [Joao Felix](https://www.espn.com/football/player/_/id/276350/joao-felix) has been granted permission by [Atletico Madrid](/soccer/team?id=1068) to undergo a medical in London as his loan move to [Chelsea](/soccer/team?id=363) nears completion, sources have told ESPN.

Chelsea set to beat Man Utd and Arsenal to the signing of Joao Felix; Atletico and Portugal forward could become Chelseas fourth January signing, ...

You can also catch up with the ins, outs and analysis on Sky Sports News. Who will be on the move this winter? "What they want to sign is a wide player - I think that will be Felix. If they were to include an option price now or sell him now, they wouldn’t get anywhere near that money. If Felix is not going to be a part of next season, do they need him taking a place in the team of somebody who will be? Finding the back of the net is a serious issue, with Chelsea ranking 12th for goals scored in the Premier League, while Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz are the only players to score more than three goals in all competitions.

Joao Felix is close to becoming a new Chelsea player, a team that has become a number 9's graveyard. The Portuguese will have to deal with that curse.

This makes the London side a poor attacking side, with 20 goals in 17 games, half as many as Arsenal and 25 fewer than Manchester City. [Joao Felix](https://www.besoccer.com/player/f-sequeira-j-341347) is now facing: the '9' curse. The last '9' to excel at Stamford Bridge was Diego Costa and it has been six years since his departure.

Aubameyang has not started a game for Chelsea since November and the loan signing of Felix from Atletico Madrid will only serve to increase competition in ...

[Clubs in LaLiga are understood to be monitoring Aubameyang's situation](/sport/football/article-11618129/Paul-Merson-believes-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyangs-Chelsea-career-already.html) ahead of the January transfer deadline and summer market. Aubameyang only joined Chelsea in the summer following a prolific six-month spell at Barcelona, where he scored 13 goals in just 18 starts. [Felix' arrival](/sport/football/article-11620011/Ally-McCoist-SLAMS-Chelseas-decision-pay-9m-loan-fee-sign-Joao-Felix.html)is [an extra obstacle to Aubameyang's hopes](/sport/football/article-11618129/Paul-Merson-believes-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyangs-Chelsea-career-already.html)of regular football

According to 'Carrusel Deportivo', Atletico Madrid have selected Memphis Depay to be Joao Felix's replacement, who they want on loan until the end of the ...

And after the Madrid man leaves, Atletico are said to be going for none other than [Memphis Depay](https://www.besoccer.com/player/m-depay-131302). It is worth mentioning that it would be a win-win for both clubs. Fabrizio Romano confirmed the news and said that negotiations are about to start.

Despite his strong displays, however, the forward has failed to convince Barca first team coach Xavi Hernandez he is worthy of a place in the starting XI upon ...

With his future up in the air, Depay has traveled to Saudi Arabia with the Barca first team squad ahead of their Spanish Super Cup semi-final clash against Real Betis on Thursday. After the pulling of several 'economic levers' on the cusp of the 2022/2023 season, however, the arrivals of the likes of Raphinha and Robert Lewandowski, plus the improved form of Ousmane Dembele, have seen the 28-year-old increasingly frozen out of the fold. Depay joined Barca in the summer of 2021 on a free transfer from Lyon and became a starter under his compatriot Ronald Koeman.

Chelsea are signing Joao Felix on loan for the rest of the 2022-23 season, but where will Graham Potter play the versatile Portugal forward?

The hope will be that the versatile Felix will be able to unlock Chelsea's other toiling attackers, rather than necessarily rattling in a load of goals himself. Chelsea's search for an attacker who is actually capable of hitting the back of the net has become desperate. In their latest attempt to remedy their goalscoring woes, the Blues – backed by their free-spending new ownership – have turned to Atletico Madrid wantaway Joao Felix, another player who is far from prolific and does not have a fixed position.

Atletico Madrid have identified Memphis Depay as a potential replacement for Joao Felix, sources have told 90min. The Portugal forward is on the verge of ...

While Depay is open to making the switch to Los Rojiblancos, he is currently considering all of his options. Available on [all audio platforms](https://podfollow.com/1618416642/view). [Scott Saunders](https://twitter.com/_scottsaunders) hosts [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey), [Toby Cudworth](https://twitter.com/Toby_Cudworth) and [Tom Gott ](https://twitter.com/TomGott2)in the latest episode of Talking Transfers.