According to The Pride of London, Atletico Madrid and Former Chelsea forward Joao Felix are set to join Chelsea again. It does not take a genius to predict how bad this move will be. Both the player and the club should try their best to stop this move from happening. However, let’s see how Chelsea reaches this point of signing their former player back. This transfer window, Chelsea decided to sell Conor Gallagher. Moreover, Chelsea were forcing the English midfielder to leave the club this summer. This was a very shocking move that caused outrage among the fans.
Conor Gallagher played the most minutes out of every Chelsea player last season. The English midfielder was also named captain on numerous occasions. Conor Gallagher was also called by Gareth Southgate for England’s Euro 24 campaign. However, despite all these achievements, Chelsea decided to sell Gallagher. It was also important to sell some players to avoid the profit and sustainability rules (PSR) of the Premier League. Atletico Madrid were the only suitable buyers for Conor Gallagher, according to Chelsea. However, after all the terms and conditions were agreed upon, the deal could not be completed. Chelsea even booked a flight back to London for Conor Gallagher.
How a collapsed deal brought back Former Chelsea forward to London
Chelsea also tried to sign young Spanish striker Samu Omorodion from Atletico Madrid. This was a good move for Chelsea as they were unable to sign any world class strikers this summer due to financial reasons. Atletico Madrid also signed Julian Alvarez from Manchester City, so they agreed on this deal. However, the terms of the contract could not be finalized between the clubs and the player. This lead to the deal being stalled and on the verge of collapse. Both the clubs are trying to finalize this deal before the season starts.
Now it is up to both the clubs to find an alternate solution to this problem. One of the solutions that emerged was sending Joao Felix back to Chelsea. Felix just came back to Atletico Madrid from his loan spell at Barcelona. Joao Felix scored seven goals and provided three assists in 30 games for Barcelona. However, the forward was also criticized for his poor creation of chances. After a promising start, Felix’s form dipped by a lot in the later half of the season. Barcelona has still not finalized on the offer to buy Felix from Atletico Madrid.
Joao Felix to Chelsea is a bad decision
After coming back from loan deal from Barcelona, it will be difficult for Felix to find his place in the squad. The arrival of Alexander Sørloth and Julian Alvarez can reduce the game time of Felix. The youngster did not get the chance to prove himself for Portugal in Euros 24. Now we can see Felix go back to Chelsea. However, this will be a very bad move for both club and the player. Chelsea already have a squad of 45 players for this season.
This means many players will have to struggle for game time next season. Chelsea is already stacked in the attack position for the next season. It will be very difficult for Joao Felix to make his place in Enzo Maresca’s team. Chelsea also signed Pedro Neto from Wolves to fill their already stacked attack even more. Also with the return of Christopher Nkunku, Joao Felix will not be the first option in the lineup. We have seen last season Joao Felix cannot play in the striker position. It will be interesting to see where Joao Felix will play for the next season.
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