The future of João Félix Sequeira continues to be a topic of discussion at Chelsea and also at Atlético de Madrid. The rojiblancos are truly surprised by his situation in London. Enzo Maresca hardly counts on the Portuguese player, for whom they paid 45 million to the colchonero club, and his contributions are rather minimal, something that was anticipated from afar. João Félix was the most expensive bet in the history of the rojiblanco team, and they paid 127 million euros to Benfica for him.
The bet didn't turn out well, although the Portuguese player's first three years in Madrid weren't excessively problematic. He had quite a bit of continuity and became an important part of the league title, although an injury left him out in the final stretch of the season. His partnership with Luis Suárez was prolific, and the Portuguese player, in all honesty, was an important part of that great season, but everything changed with the arrival of Griezmann.
Despite not having a bad relationship with the Frenchman during his years with the rojiblancos, being able to coincide with Simeone's major signing changed everything. João ended up falling out of favor, didn't have as many minutes, and was loaned to Chelsea, returned, and then moved to Barcelona. At Barça, he scored two goals against Atlético, but he passed without much impact through Xavi Hernández's team, and then returned to Atlético de Madrid.
A Brief Return and Back to London
João changed his attitude, had an impeccable preseason, and left for Chelsea in the operation for Conor Gallagher. He returned with high expectations to the club where he had his first experience outside the colchonero club. Despite starting with a goal on his debut, he faded, and Enzo Maresca never gave him a place in the blue team.
Now, Jorge Mendes is considering a new departure for his broken toy, which has been left as a star of the Conference League or FA CUP. Competitions where he has had frequent minutes and where he has been able to show a bit of his best version. The Portuguese player has accumulated a total of 7 goals and 2 assists in 20 matches with the Londoners, four in the Conference and two in the FA CUP.
Sergio Conceicao Wants to Rescue Him
Although it was difficult for him to leave the club and come to his senses, Miguel Ángel Gil Marín sees how his great bet doesn't work even away from Diego Pablo Simeone. With the Argentine, he had a much better performance than during his time at Chelsea, and only in Barcelona did he surpass his records as a player of Atlético de Madrid by one assist.
João Félix has a contract with Chelsea until 2030, although the Londoners could loan him for about six months, with Milan on the horizon. Sergio Conceicao wants to team him up with Rafa Leão and Álvaro Morata, two players João knows well. In any case, the final decision will be up to Chelsea, which isn't entirely clear about the future of the Viseu star.