Chelsea will not be signing loanee Joao Felix on a lasting deal this summer season irrespective of his want to remain.
The Atletico Madrid forward joined the Premier League side on personal loan in January and performed 20 occasions in all competitions, scoring four aims and recording no assists.
And new manager Mauricio Pochettino has already determined he does not want to complete a long term deal for the Portuguese star following his £15m financial loan.
In a ruthless 1st move, the Argentine has ditched the player Atletico signed for £114m – the fourth-most high priced transfer of all time – in 2019.
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has confirmed the Blues will not be getting up the option to indication Felix, introducing that he will return to the Spanish cash.
Joao Felix has been ditched by Chelsea in a ruthless go from new manager Mauricio Pochettino
He joined Blues on financial loan from Atletico Madrid in January and has scored four plans in 20 games
But in a ruthless very first go as the new boss, Mauricio Pochettino has ditched the Portuguese
Cerezo explained to Spanish outlet AS: ‘Yesterday we had the news that the new Chelsea supervisor (Pochettino) does not (want) João Félix.
‘We’ve identified for less than 24 several hours. He’ll arrive again here and we are going to see. We don’t have something planned.’
The information will appear as a major blow to the gifted 23-year-old, who has spoken brazenly about his wish to continue to be in west London and was ‘desperate’ to continue his career there.
He mentioned: ‘I do not know still my foreseeable future. But these 4, five months, I liked it. It is a major club, absolutely everyone in the club was pretty good to me. My crew-mates unbelievable. I genuinely like to be here.’
Felix admitted he prefers the attacking and inventive freedom he receives at Chelsea, in a clear dig at defensively minded Atletico boss Diego Simeone.
Even though his contract was prolonged for yet another four years, till 2027, ahead of his financial loan offer to the Blues was confirmed, he is out of favour with Simeone and Atletico despite his impeding return.
The club has slapped an £87m price tag tag on his head and want to recoup that total in advance of sanctioning a long-lasting sale this summer. The 30-cap Portugal intercontinental has nine objectives in all competitions this year: four for Chelsea, 5 for Atletico.
That tally is similar to his totals in his a few former seasons at Atletico – nine, 10 and 10 – but it is continue to a disappointing return for an individual of this kind of noticeable expertise and presented his substantial price tag.
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has confirmed Felix will now return to the Spanish funds
Gary Neville (pictured) baulked at Chelsea’s incapacity to protected a permanent solution for Felix
Neville praised the 23-12 months-old’s effectiveness right after he scored versus Manchester United
Pochettino has a large in-tray at Chelsea and will be tasked with trimming the club’s massive wage bill and bloated squad as they goal to comply with Economic Fair Perform rules – and Felix is clearly not portion of his designs.
Past 7 days Felix, who would like to play Champions League soccer future period, dismissed statements he would join Newcastle United at the stop of the period with an Instagram reply.
But when Portuguese outlet Eleven Sporting activities ran the tale on Instagram, with a photograph of Felix mocked up in a Newcastle jersey, he little bit again, contacting them a ‘bunch of know-it-alls!’ The comment has above 4,000 likes from fellow soccer admirers.
As claimed by Mail Sport on Friday, pundit Gary Neville baulked at Chelsea’s failure to contain an alternative to purchase in Felix’s bank loan deal after Manchester United’s 4-1 earn towards the Blues on Thursday.
Playmaker Felix scored a late consolation target for the site visitors at Aged Trafford just after coming off the bench for interim boss Frank Lampard’s aspect in the next-50 percent.
And Neville was astonished that the London aspect unsuccessful to involve any permanent in his deal, irrespective of having splashed out far more than £600million on incomings in the room of a year under US tycoon proprietor Todd Boehly.
Neville raved about Felix’s high-quality, describing on Sky Sports: ‘He [Felix] is a good participant, just the way he moves with the ball, it looks various.
‘He is so in handle, class, authentic course, he has solutions in entrance of him but thinks: “no, I am likely to go on my possess”, really great end. They [Chelsea] have signed everyone but the just one participant they should really have an solution on they have not got.’