Atletico Madrid ahead Joao Felix has joined Chelsea on mortgage for the remainder of the season, the Premier League membership introduced on Wednesday.
The 23-year-old will bolster the attacking choices for supervisor Graham Potter, whose squad is presently hard-hit by accidents and languishing in tenth spot within the desk.
Chelsea tweeted “the artist has arrived”, welcoming the Portugal worldwide, who had additionally been linked with Arsenal and Manchester United.
“Chelsea is one of the great teams in the world and I hope to help the team reach their objectives, so I am very, very happy to be here and very excited to play at Stamford Bridge,” Felix mentioned in a membership assertion.
Felix joined Atletico from Benfica in 2019 for 126 million euros ($135 million), making him one of many largest transfers of all time, and has scored 34 targets in 131 appearances for the membership.
He additionally featured in Portugal’s run to the World Cup quarter-finals in Qatar final month, scoring within the 3-2 victory towards Ghana within the group stage.
Atletico confirmed on Wednesday that Felix had prolonged his contract with them for another season, till June 2027.
“From Atletico Madrid we wish Joao Felix every success in this new professional stage,” the Spanish membership mentioned in a press release.
Chelsea are 10 factors adrift of a top-four spot within the Premier League season after a turbulent season and are additionally out of each home cup competitions.
(This story has not been edited by NDTV workers and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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