"Totally Respectable" - Atletico Madrid Star Believes Joao Felix Will Return To Club After Chelsea Loan Spell

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Atletico Madrid captain Koke expects Joao Felix to return to the membership as soon as his mortgage at Chelsea expires. The Portuguese attacker is on mortgage on the Blues till the top of the season.

Felix joined Graham Potter’s facet in January, with the Premier League membership paying Atletico €11 million to seal the deal. He had fallen down the pecking order below Diego Simeone on the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium. The Portuguese began simply seven of 14 league video games with Los Colchoneros earlier than heading to Stamford Bridge.

There was a sense that Chelsea will look to signal Felix completely in the summertime. He has loved a outstanding position with the Blues, scoring one purpose in eight video games throughout competitions. Nonetheless, Koke has hinted that he expects his teammate to return to Atleti. He informed Mundo Deportivo when requested in regards to the loanee and Matheus Cunha (joined Wolverhampton Wanderers on mortgage in January):

“They have been necessary gamers throughout the staff. They made the choice to depart. Joao transferred and Cunha transferred. They’re choices of every one. Completely respectable. Joao is choosing up the rhythm of the video games, he’s gaining confidence for the approaching season to come back again right here. And to Cunha want him all one of the best.”

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Felix’s contract with Atleti will expire in 2027, he joined the Spanish giants from Benfica in 2019 for €127.2 million. He has scored 34 objectives and supplied 18 assists in 131 video games on the Wanda Metropolitano.

The Portuguese is having fun with life at Chelsea and seemingly took a dig at Simeone along with his feedback about his mortgage transfer. He mentioned:

“I had been in search of a change of scene for some time, as a result of it was tough to get used to the best way we performed. I left as a result of I had had sufficient of making an attempt and never succeeding. I needed to depart in January and I feel it has been a superb factor for Atlético and for me.”

Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell says he has no dangerous blood with former facet Leicester Metropolis after scoring towards them

Chilwell touched on his celebration against Leicester. — Chilwell touched on his celebration towards Leicester.

Chilwell was on the scoresheet in Chelsea’s 3–1 win over 10-man Leicester on the King Energy on Saturday (March 11). The English full-back opened the scoring with a formidable volley within the eleventh minute. He celebrated by cupping his palms to his ears in the direction of Foxes supporters.

The left-back left Leicester in 2020 to affix the west London giants in a €50.2 million deal. He insists that there isn’t any dangerous blood between him and Brendan Rodgers’ facet. Chilwell informed Chelsea’s official web site:

“There isn’t any dangerous blood in any respect, I actually get pleasure from coming again right here and seeing all the previous faces that I used to see on a regular basis day after day.”

He added that he’ll at all times give his all for Potter’s facet when up towards his former employers:

“However when it is that 90 minutes on the pitch, in fact I will give every part to win the sport for Chelsea, and fortunately at present I contributed with a purpose.”