[스포티비뉴스=박대성 기자] The 2nd Ronaldo. Joao Felix challenges the English Premier League. Wearing Chelsea’s blue uniform, he hit the ground in the second half.
Chelsea confirmed the signing of Felix on loan through the club’s official website. Felix will wear a Chelsea uniform until the 2022-23 season and breathe with new colleagues. According to European transfer market expert ‘Fabrigio Romano’, the transfer fee incurred on loan is 11 million euros, and there is no full recruitment option.
Joao Felix joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica in 2019. Atletico Madrid paid a whopping 127.2 million euros (approximately 170.6 billion won) to Benfica. It was an investment for the future as it showed potential evaluated as the ‘second Ronaldo’.
At the time, it was the 5th highest transfer fee ever, but it did not match director Diego Simeone. He failed to match the transfer fee of over 100 billion won. He was different from his performance in the Portuguese national team, but his market value also fell due to his sluggish performance at Atletico Madrid.
The British public broadcaster ‘BBC’ also evaluated, “Sometimes it was impressive, but it was not consistently active as expected.”
Eventually, he decided to leave Atlético Madrid for a while and pursue a challenge in the Premier League. Although they contacted Manchester United and Arsenal, the final winner was Chelsea. Chelsea are under new manager Todd Boelli this season and new manager Graham Porter. He got off to a good start, but he was shaky in the second half, so he is aiming for a new atmosphere by recruiting at the forefront.
