There was some dependable reviews suggesting that Chelsea are already eager to signal Joao Felix on a everlasting deal this summer season, with one report beneath stating that talks are already taking place between the membership and Atletico Madrid.
In fact, Felix is barely on a dry mortgage so Chelsea wouldn’t have any choice to purchase him proper now and a deal will must be agreed. However seemingly Chelsea wish to do precisely that.
Whether or not we purchase him or not, I really don’t care both means, simply so long as we nonetheless get our priorities completed as effectively. If signing Felix stops us signing a brand new defensive midfielder, striker, a goalkeeper, and a squad clear-out, in that order, then no, we must always not signal Felix. If it makes no odds, then sure, let’s signal Felix.
Can we match all of them in? Once more, not an issue that I must be involved about. That’s on the supervisor. Will there be points? In fact, it’s a high membership, there will probably be large competitors for recreation time, it occurs. High golf equipment wants two high gamers for every place, which means some gamers will probably be left annoyed, that’s simply how it’s.
I like Felix, and I don’t even suppose we have now seen anyplace close to one of the best of him but. He’s been vastly unfortunate to not have extra objectives and assists registered to his identify below us but, and it’s been a matter of inches that has taken objectives away from him – hitting the improper a part of the put up on a few events.
However I feel what he brings is particular and distinctive – he brings aptitude and a direct type of play, one thing that we have now been lacking in our squad since Eden Hazard. Like I say, I don’t even suppose we have now seen one of the best of Felix but, and he hasn’t been nice in each minute he has performed. However for me, I’ve seen many positives, and I’ve seen him begin to create good partnerships with our present gamers over the pitch.
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Nevertheless, I’ve additionally mentioned that I gained’t make my last conclusion on Felix till I’ve seen him play out the top of this season with us – that can assist me make my resolution, and I belief that the membership are doing the identical.
However finally, what different enterprise we do that summer season is behind my thoughts for now, means behind getting in a brand new defensive midfielder, striker, and a goalkeeper – that ought to stay the precedence at the beginning.
We must always maybe try to kind a deal to mortgage him for an additional season with an choice to purchase. Whether or not Atletico would settle for that or not we don’t know. But when not that, then the deal must be good for us as effectively, maybe utilizing one in every of two gamers to get the price down.
So to sum up, I’m not making any conclusive selections on Felix myself till the summer season. However finally my focus stays on actioning our fundamental priorities over anything anyway, so I’m not even actually fascinated with anything proper now. I belief the membership and Potter to do the correct factor and have a plan with the place they are going to be becoming all these gamers in, and promoting the correct gamers to make room within the squad to take action. however finally, we must always not make a last resolution till the top of the season and we see how he performs for the remainder of it.
