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Chelsea want to keep Joao Felix. The Portuguese, on loan from Atletico Madrid, is convincing at Stamford Bridge. Neither the red card on his debut nor the subsequent suspension have overshadowed his arrival in London, where he has already got off the mark as a scorer and where against Borussia Dortmund he was the bright spark despite the fact that he did not convert the two great chances he had.
Todd Boehly, the new owner after purchasing the club from Roman Abramovich, has made …a huge investment in the team and he is ready for more. The next step is underway with plans to make an offer for the Atletico player.
Joao likes the idea
Joao, the cornerstone of the operation, has adapted well to Chelsea and his idea is to stay at the club that has given him a chance from the very first moment.
The player, and his powerful entourage, has always complained that Diego Simeone did not do the same at Atletico and now he feels that everything around him in London facilitates his intention to become, as he wishes, one of the best players in Europe.
Chelsea want to bring players in
Chelsea, for their part, consider that he is a player with whom they could build a winning project after the surprising collapse following their Champions League victory in 2021.
There is hardly anything left of that project and the reconstruction revolves around young talents Enzo Fernandez and Joao. The extensive number of player arrivals in the recent transfer window has led to a surplus of players that the English club want to use to reduce the investment in Felix.
Mount, one of their own
Among these possible players features Mason Mount. Untouchable until recently, the young talent has found himself without a place in the starting XI (as seen against Dortmund) and is one of the players offered to Los Rojiblancos to reduce the cost of the Joao transfer.
The issue with Mount and other candidates is the very high salaries paid in the Premier League. This is far from Atletico Madrid‘s ambitions when thinking about their future squad.
Gil Marin wants money…
Including players in the deal is not the only issue faced by Chelsea in this scenario. Miguel Angel Gil Marin is already aware of the situation and has made it clear to the Portuguese player and his team that his intention is to receive a significant amount of money without the inclusion of Chelsea‘s surplus players.
That is, to recover as much as possible the 127 million euros invested in 2019 for the then-Benfica player.
The amount will depend on his performance
Despite speculation about the amount Atleti will ask for Joao, the reality will depend on the player’s performance. If he reaches a very high level, logically, there will be more suitors than Chelsea and therefore Atletico will ask for more money. If not, then the price will be lower.
Money, as always, will dictate the total amount that would be accepted at the Metropolitano to completely give up on the biggest signing in its history.
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