João Félix: Atlético Madrid and Portugal forward joins Chelsea on loan until end of 2022/23 season

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João Félix, attacker of Atlético Madrid and Portugal, will be loaned to Chelsea until the end of the 2022/23 season, the English Premier League team announced on Wednesday.

“Chelsea are one of the best teams in the world and I hope to help the team achieve their goals, so I am very happy to be here and very excited to play at Stamford Bridge,” Felix said in a statement from the club. club. club.

The 23-year-old played 131 games for Atlético and scored 34 goals after the La Liga team signed him for $142 million (126 million euros) in 2019, the fifth richest transfer in football history at the time.

Félix represented Portugal 28 times and scored a goal at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Félix arrives at Stamford Bridge with the Blues struggling in form under coach Graham Potter and currently 10th in the Premier League.