Chelsea likely to lose at least £11million as they look to offload star in the summer transfer window: Reports

Chelsea could lose at least £11million as they look to offload attacker João Félix to his former club Benfica, as per the Standard, via TalkSport,. The 25-year-old permanently arrived at Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2024 for a reported £46.3million from Atletico Madrid.

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However, things did not go according to plan for the former Portuguese wonderkid. Felix played just 20 matches for the Blues across all competitions and scored seven goals before spending the second half of the season on loan at AC Milan. Out of those 20 appearances, only 12 came in the Premier League, where he scored just one goal and bagged one assist.

According to the Standard, Chelsea have set a £35m price for Felix in the ongoing summer window to get his high wages off their books. Benfica are said to be interested in signing Felix again, but they are currently going through financial difficulties and have indicated their willingness to buy 50% of his rights for half the amount.

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Felix came through the age-group system at Benfica and made his senior debut for the club in the 2018-19 season. Soon afterwards, he made the move to Atletico Madrid, from where he was sent on loan to Chelsea and Barcelona. He spent the 2022-23 season at Camp Nou, scoring 10 goals in 44 appearances.

Chelsea, who sent Felix to Italy in January 2025 in search of more game time, will look to sell him as soon as possible, even if it comes at a loss of at least £11million. This will allow them to free their wage bill and concentrate their efforts on new signings. They have already signed Liam Delap, Joao Pedro, Estevao Willian and Jamie Gittens this summer.

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About the author Mohul Bhowmick Mohul is a senior football, cricket and Olympic Sports writer at Sportskeeda, and has been in the organisation for more than 6 years. Some of his best work includes 118 exclusive interviews with famous sports personalities, insider talk and transfer speculations. He has also covered the entirety of the 2023-24 ISL season, Kalinga Super Cup and 2023-24 Pro Kabaddi League from the ground.

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