Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – English club Chelsea announced, on Wednesday, that striker Joao Felix had joined his ranks for 6 months, on loan from Spanish club Atletico Madrid.
And the “Euro Sport” website stated that the cost of the deal amounted to approximately 11 million euros ($ 12 million), in addition to the “Blues” bearing the player’s wages.
The English club issued a statement on its social media accounts, revealing that the team would be supported by the 23-year-old Portugal striker.
“This team is one of the best in the world and I hope to help them achieve their goals, so I am very happy to be here and very excited to play at Stamford Bridge,” Joao Felix told Chelsea’s official website.
Felix’s deal comes after the “Blues” team suffered in terms of goals, as it is considered one of the lowest-scoring clubs in the current Premier League season, with 20 goals, and ranks tenth with 25 points.
Felix played 14 games with Atletico Madrid in the ′′ La Liga ′′ competition this season, during which he scored 4 goals and made 3. Joao Felix participated with Portugal in the 2022 World Cup Finals in Qatar, and reached the quarter-finals with the team.