In January 2023, a desperate Chelsea management hired Joao Felix for the rest of the season. The Portuguese, who showed “Ronaldo tact” at Benfica, was brought to Atletico Madrid for an astronomical €126 million in 2019. Since then, Felix has never been able to meet the enormous expectations. The Portuguese has not managed to do that in either round 1 or 2 at Chelsea, so it was with great surprise that he immediately made his mark on loan.
At Chelsea, an over-excited Portuguese went off with a red card on his debut and quarantined in 2023. 16 Premier League games and 4 goals were what Chelsea got out of the attacking midfielder. Then Felix took a season on loan to Barcelona, before surprisingly returning to Chelsea on a permanent transfer in the summer. Also this time, Felix was not a special contribution in the Premier League, 12 games and 1 goal brought the player out on loan again.
At AC Milan, it was up from the bench half an hour before the end, then a beautiful goal from Felix in the win over Roma in the cup.
Chelsea supporters, who see their team needing creativity in attack to guide the Blues to a Champions League ticket in the Premier League, probably sat and gaped after seeing Felix deliver exactly what they themselves need – for Zlatan and AC Milan.
