An insight into the hopes of Premier League giants Chelsea of signing Joao Felix on a permanent basis has been provided late on Friday.
The name of hitman Felix has, of course, taken its place front and centre in the headlines late over the last 24 hours.
This comes after the Portuguese – just days on from his Blues switch being made official – was afforded his debut from the off in a league meeting with Fulham.
Just shy of the hour mark, though, disaster struck.
After allowing the ball to get out of his control owing to a poor first touch, Felix landed a studs-up challenge high on the shin of Kenny Tete, culminating in a straight red card.
That’s a horror tackle
João Félix is shown a straight red on his Chelsea debut… pic.twitter.com/jn3MKtoHwn
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 12, 2023
Prior to his debut dismissal, however, the widespread consensus was that, in fact, Felix had been not only Chelsea’s best player, but the standout performer on the pitch.
And, if the latest word stemming from the media on Friday night is anything to go by, then such calls may well soon be answered.
Chelsea’s loan agreement for Felix does not contain an option to buy.
However, according to the reliable Matt Law, the Pensioners are nevertheless ‘confident’ that they could coax Atletico Madrid into a sale come the summer.
Chelsea are confident they can sign Joao Felix permanently, should they wish to do so. (@Matt_Law_DT) https://t.co/GpTCpbNdEb
— Pys (@CFCPys) January 13, 2023
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