Chelsea have been told they will have to smash their own club-record transfer to sign Joao Felix permanently in the summer transfer window. The Portuguese forward joined the club on loan last month for the remainder of the season, hopeful of adding some quality to the front line.
Felix showed glimpses of that in his debut against Fulham at Craven Cottage, causing the hosts plenty of problems without finding a finishing touch. With his eagerness to impress came some rashness that ultimately led to a straight red card and a resulting three-match ban.
"All of them will be learning moments," Graham Potter said on the striker after the game. "Joao is a young player, a top player, you could see the quality he brought to the game. I didn’t see any malice in the challenge at all. It was a little bit high of course but the referee then has a decision to make. He’ll learn from it."
