Chelsea have reportedly reached a verbal agreement to sign Joao Felix on a loan deal from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season.
Felix, 23, has started just seven of Atleti’s 16 La Liga matches this campaign and has fallen out of favour entirely under boss Diego Simeone, despite finding the net four times in his limited game time. Manchester United had been linked with a move for the former Benfica ace while Arsenal were also monitoring his situation.
Last month, the Portugal international had instructed his agent Jorge Mendes to find him a new club in January and Atletico Madrid’s CEO, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, had admitted that the club’s record signing could be moved on this month.
