
In the world of come-and-get-me pleas, João Félix delivered one of the more blatant appeals, explaining in detail precisely why Benfica should whisk him away from Chelsea this summer.
Less than a year earlier, Félix had just completed a permanent move worth around £45 million ($61.3 million) to return to Stamford Bridge. “I feel very happy to be back at Chelsea,” he grinned after marking his second debut with a goal, “this really does feel like my home actually.”