Although Atletico Madrid are reportedly willing to send Joao Felix out on loan to Chelsea once more next season, the club agreed to loan their 23-year-old to Chelsea next season; he will cost £16 million.
Ahead of the summer transfer window, Joao Felix, who is spending the second half of current season on loan at Stamford Bridge, has an uncertain future.
According to The Evening Standard, Atletico will ask for €100 million (£88 million) in order to permanently sell Felix.
It is stated that they are willing to let him go on another loan, although doing so would cost interested clubs £16 million for the next season.
According to the source, Chelsea has explored all of their options on how to retain the 23-year-old forward on their roster for the upcoming campaign.
According to a recent AS article, Atletico are unhappy with how Felix's loan stint at Chelsea has gone over the previous several months.
He scored in a 3-1 Premier League victory over Bournemouth over the weekend, but in 17 games for the Blues, he's only managed to score three goals and hand out zero assists.
To be honest, the Portuguese attacker hasn't started each game and just lost his starting spot.
When he's in the right frame of mind, he can be a very captivating person to watch, and Chelsea supporters haven't seen much of his dribbling since Eden Hazard left the team a few years ago.
Felix's lack of success in front of goal, though, is consistent with a current Chelsea player trend.
Wait and see what Felix's impressions are of Chelsea's upcoming permanent boss. The Evening Standard notes that Mauricio Pochettino will play a significant role in determining if the Blues will retain Felix.
Spending £80 million or more on Atletico's attacker feels like a terribly awful deal, but there is unquestionably a rare skill there.
If he plays a significant role in the plans, we are not entirely opposed to bringing him back on loan for an entire year. On a £16 million loan agreement, you would expect a substantial return from him, though.
