Chelsea in talks with TWO Champions League giants to sell mega flop

Carlo Garganese

Updated: 28 Jan 2025 08:18 GMT
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Enzo Maresca, Chelsea, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Chelsea have decided to sell Joao Felix in January if they receive the right offer, and are in talks with two Champions League teams..

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RMC report that Aston Villa have joined Milan in the race to sign Felix before the end of the January transfer window.

The report states that Villa are in direct contact with Chelsea over a possible deal, with manager Unai Emery a big fan of the player.

AC Milan are already in talks over Felix but would only be willing to sign the attacker on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy. Their priority is also Santiago Gimenez from Feyenoord but a deal for the Mexican is difficult to do.

Chelsea would prefer an outright sale for Felix, something which only Villa could potentially afford.

The Blues have decided to sell Felix in January if they receive the right offer, as they have given up on the player coming good for them.

The 25-year-old joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid for a whopping €52 million in August, with the Blues only agreeing a deal in order to ensure Conor Gallagher moved in the opposite direction.

However, Felix has only mustered three Premier League starts so far this campaign, amid competition from Cole Palmer and Christopher Nkunku.

As a result both player and club have decided that a move away in January would be the best solution.

© IMAGO - Joao Felix has flopped at Chelsea

Joao Felix career

Felix burst onto the scene as a teenager with Benfica and was considered as one of the most exciting youngsters in world football.

This led to Atletico Madrid splashing out €126 million for Felix in 2019, which made him the fourth most expensive player of all time.

However, Felix struggled badly at Atletico to live up to his price tag. He didn’t benefit from Diego Simeone’s defensive style of play, and slowly fell out of favour. He managed just 34 goals in 131 games for the club.

He was loaned out to Chelsea and Barcelona in successive seasons, where he struggled to impress.

Despite this, Chelsea still decided to bring him back permanently last summer.

Once again, though, Felix has failed to make the grade and has managed one goal in 20 Premier League appearances.

He has won a Portuguese Primeira Liga, Spanish La Liga and a UEFA Nations League during his career.

He has been capped 45 times by Portugal, scoring nine goals.