Cristiano Ronaldo believes Joao Felix is an 'excellent player' who has a lot of potential to fulfil. In January, the 23-year-old forward signed a six-month loan deal at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea hoped to further their bolster their frontline.
Felix featured 16 times for the west Londoners in the Premier League, directly contributing towards just four goals. The Portugal international displayed flashes of brilliance but he struggled to get his feet under the table at a club which was disjointed on and off the pitch.
As exclusively revealed by football.london, neither an option nor obligation to sign Felix permanently from Atletico Madrid was included in his contract. Even if Chelsea had inserted a clause to buy the forward, Mauricio Pochettino didn't want him next season anyway, according to Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo.
