Chelsea allowed final summer season’s signing, Joao Felix, depart the membership on mortgage to AC Milan in January. The Portuguese’s sport time at Stamford Bridge was largely restricted to the UEFA Europa Convention League and the home cups, though he has made a quick begin to life with the Rossoneri with a debut aim in opposition to AS Roma within the Coppa Italia final week.
Sergio Conceicao has been initially impressed with the participant’s perspective and type for the membership, whereas Enzo Maresca bullishly responded to Felix’s early impression at San Siro by claiming that the Blues ‘don’t miss’ him. Regardless of the previous Atletico Madrid star’s mortgage being in its early days, a everlasting swoop to the Serie A has already been mooted for Felix.
In line with Italian outlet Calcio Mercato (h/t 90min), AC Milan are set to supply Chelsea the prospect to signal Rafael Leao in a swap deal together with Joao Felix as nicely. Leao has been a sizzling property in recent times as he has established himself as one in every of Europe’s most fun wingers having additionally been on the Premier League facet’s radar since practically a 12 months in the past.
Win-win state of affairs for all events
Enzo Maresca’s moderately smug response to the media’s current query to Joao Felix maybe hints that the Chelsea supervisor is planning for the long run with out the winger in his thoughts. With that mentioned, completely parting firm in the summertime would work greatest for each, Chelsea and Felix, because the Blues look set to again Maresca for the long run.
Chelsea paid £42 million in mounted charges to signal him from Atletico Madrid final 12 months and can look to get well as a lot of their funding on the ahead as attainable from Milan. Rafael Leao’s inclusion in a possible swap deal would act as a large sweetener, particularly on condition that he has a profitable £145 million launch in his contract and is a fully incredible winger.
The Blues are anticipated to think about buying a winger in the summertime and Leao suits all the things they’re in search of. The 25-year-old has the most effective years of his profession forward and contributes straight within the ultimate third very persistently. As a part of a deal involving Felix and Leao, Chelsea should must pay some money though they could very presumably be open to doing so.
It will likely be fascinating to see what the monetary implications on the Londoners can be for such a deal to undergo.
