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"New Ronaldo" Joao Felix becomes a prodigal son in football and will be sent back to Benfica

12:10pm, 5 June 2025【Football】

Portuguese striker Joao Felix, who has expired on loan to AC Milan, has been sent back to Chelsea. It is reported that Chelsea does not intend to retain the 25-year-old winger and may send him back to his old club Benfica on loan or sale.

Joeu Felix was hailed as the "new Ronaldo" by Portuguese fans in his early debut. Atletico Madrid, who transferred from Benfica to La Liga for 113 million pounds in 2019, performed normally at the beginning, but his performance on the court was getting worse and worse. During this period, he was loaned to Barcelona and Chelsea, but he was "returned".

Last season, Chelsea signed him with Atletico Madrid for £43 million transfer fee. Both sides also signed a seven-year long-term contract. However, at that time, Chelsea also sold Gallagher to Atletico Madrid at the same price. Both sides could use this transfer to "make good deals". Chelsea's purchase of Joao Felix is ​​not an important signing acquisition.

Sure enough, Joao Felix was not reused under Chelsea coach Maresca. He was loaned to AC Milan after half a season, but he was "returned" back to Chelsea after the loan period expired.

According to local media reports in Portugal, Joao Felix's old club Benfica intends to lend a helping hand to Joao Felix and negotiate with Chelsea to repurchase players by loan or buyout, and is in a hurry, hoping to complete the transfer transaction before the start of the Club World Cup, so that Joao Felix can successfully play in the Club World Cup.

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