Joao Felix holds the key. After announcing one of the most important signings in the club's recent history with Julián Alvarez , to Atlético de Madrid They are still not done with their homework. Everything seemed to indicate that the arrival of the Argentine idol was conditioned by two operations, that of Samu Omorodion and Conor Gallagher .
However, after Chelsea refused to sign the Spanish striker, preventing the signing of the English midfielder, it has been shown that the red-and-whites could pay €95M without any conditions.
Now, with Julian Alvarez in Diego Pablo Simeone 's ranks, the club is working with the "blue" team to find a solution to the operations of Samu and Conor . From London they claim that the interest in the 20 -year-old striker has completely broken down due to physical problems in his medical examination, according to Relevo . This completely affects the arrival of Gallagher , an operation that was going to be carried out with the benefits that Samu Omorodion would have generated.
In this situation, the same night where everything stopped, Jorge Mendes traveled to London to negotiate a new operation with Chelsea . And according to Fabrizio Romano, StamfordBridge is very interested in Joao Felix , a player who already wore their shirt during the second half of the 22/23 season on loan.
An operation that, of course, would be completely independent of the transfer of Conor Gallagher , who could return, after four days in Madrid , to the English capital while the clubs resolve the setbacks.
Joao Felix and what can happen
In the coming days, both Atlético de Madrid and Chelsea will be working frantically to find a solution that benefits all parties. However, the Metropolitano will have to negotiate well, because even though they could receive more money for Joao than for Samu , not everything would go to Gallagher . The club still has to pay a certain amount for the Portuguese, so they will have to put up a higher proportion than expected if they want the Englishman.
Meanwhile, Chelsea , a club with a dangerous overbooking of players, must make room for the signing of Joao Felix . In this sense, the "blues" could have found a solution in the sale of a star like Raheem Steerling . According to the journalist of Diario AS , Mirko Calemme, the British extrem could end up at Juventus , a club that is very interested in his services, leaving a place that the Portuguese would fill.
In addition, the recent arrival of Pedro Neto at Chelsea forces them to get rid of extrems who might not have a place in the plans of their new coach, Enzo Maresca . However, it is a complicated and long-term operation, since Juventus would not be willing to pay Raheem Steerling 's salary ( 12M€ per year). In this way, Chelsea could, like Atlético de Madrid recently, find themselves immersed in a multi-pronged operation on an ongoing basis.
Something that, sooner or later, will have to be resolved, because with less than a month to go before the end of the transfer market, the clubs must "finalise" the movements that are still pending. So, we will have to wait and see if Joao Félix returns to Stamford Bridge after his brief stint, where he played 20 games, scored four goals and gave zero assists.