Chelsea make decision on future of £46.3 million flop as Aston Villa join chase
Joao Felix, a 25-year-old Portuguese international, is a target for Aston Villa, who Chelsea will try to let go of during the summer transfer window.
A report by TEAMtalk claims that Aston Villa is interested in Joao Felix. The Chelsea failure is the target of the Villans, who are searching the market for a versatile attacker ahead of the summer transfer season. The Portuguese international has had a difficult time making an impression at AC Milan, and when his loan period is over, the Blues hope to let him go.
Joao Felix and his struggles
Felix’s disastrous tenure at Atletico Madrid came to an end last summer when Chelsea paid £46.3 million to get him. The 25-year-old, however, had a difficult first half of the 2024–25 season before AC Milan gave him a way out during the winter transfer window. The player is still having problems, thus the relocation hasn’t worked out.
With just one goal and one assist in 10 games across all competitions, the Portuguese international’s solitary goal came in his debut. Therefore, it will be unexpected if Felix stays at AC Milan past the summer transfer season. He is reportedly becoming less likely to stay at San Siro, according to recent reports. Aston Villa will try to save the Chelsea loanee, though.
Move across the Premier League on the cards?
Joao Felix was a target for Aston Villa during the winter transfer window, however the deal fell through. Given the Villans’ current predicament over the long-term prospects of Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio, it makes sense that interest in the Chelsea failure is still high.
Felix’s market value is still high in spite of his difficulties at Chelsea and AC Milan. A summer transfer is possible, and Unai Emery in particular is eager to bring the struggling Portuguese international to Aston Villa.
It would be unexpected, though, if Chelsea were to recover even a small portion of the £46.3 million they spent to acquire the 25-year-old last summer. It will be intriguing to see what Felix’s future holds.
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