Chelsea Verbal consent to enrollment was obtained Joao Felix On loan from Atletico Madrid.
A deal has yet to be signed, but the Premier League side are expected to pay a fee of €11m (£9.68m) in the region, which is less than theirs. La Liga The counterparts initially wanted.
Interest has come from Manchester United and ArsenalBut Felix, attracted by his project, is ready to choose Chelsea.
If all goes to plan, he will be followed to the west London club by further reinforcements this month. They are especially eager to revive their attacks.
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Atletico chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin appears to have resigned to let Felix go previous month.
“The reasonable thing is to think that he (Joao Felix) will leave,” he told TVE. “Even though I would have liked him to stay, it’s not the player’s idea.”
athletic Reported earlier this month Atletico were seeking a €21 million (£18.6m; $22.5m) package, including a €15m loan fee and €6m gross salary.
Felix has shown good form for Atletico this season but both he and the team have struggled for consistency.
The Portuguese has five goals and three assists in 20 club appearances this season, having been used by head coach Diego Simeone across the front line in a variety of formations.
Felix started in the first two for Atletico on Sunday as they lost 1-0 at home to the league leaders. Barcelona. He was replaced after 73 minutes.
Chelsea are already active in the January transfer window, bringing in forwards David Datrow Fofana From Molde and Defender By Benoit Badiashi From Monaco.
Both were named as Chelsea substitutes The FA Cup Third round tie vs Manchester CityFofana made his debut during the 4–0 defeat.
Chelsea are also on course to add another forward to their ranks at the start of next season. A deal has been agreed to sign Christopher Nkunku from RB Leipzig.
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What will Joao Felix bring to Chelsea?
A fit and firing Felix would bring something awful to Chelsea, as the Portugal international remains potentially one of the most talented players in the world, if he can break out of the limbo he’s stuck in at Atletico Madrid.
Felix sees himself as a goalscoring number 10 — his childhood hero was his uncle and he has a similar ability to create from deep areas and get close to goals and finishes.
He is excellent at moving the ball forward, can find passes in tight areas, and has a knack for getting on the end of crosses.
It’s hard to know for sure why it wasn’t nearly enough at Atletico, but he certainly wants to get there. Premier League And show what he can do given the right opportunity.
Dermot Corrigan
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