“Chelsea’s Mauricio Pochettino Not Interested in Keeping João Félix: Loan Return Looming”

On loan from Atletico Madrid to Chelsea during the last winter transfer window, João Félix will return home this summer. The Portuguese does not enter into the plans of the new coach of the BluesMauricio Pochettino.

Arriving at Chelsea on a 6-month loan with no option to buy, João Félix, who was nevertheless expected to stay in England, will not be retained and will return to Atletico Madrid. According to the Spanish club’s president, Enrique Cerezo, Mauricio Pochettino does not want to keep the Portuguese international: “The information we got yesterday is that the new Chelsea manager does not count on João Félix. We don’t have any plans for him yet, but he’s an Atletico Madrid player.”.

💣 JOAO FELIX BOMB!

👀 Enrique Cerezo confirms that Chelsea have informed them that Pochettino does not have the Portuguese… and leaves his future at Atleti up in the air. pic.twitter.com/uPGebcJM1I

– El Chiringuito TV (@elchiringuitotv) May 30, 2023

Despite performing well under Graham Potter, the Viseu native was demoted to the bench following the arrival of Frank Lampard. During his stay at Chelsea, João Félix played 20 games and scored 4 goals. He therefore returns to Diego Simeone, with whom the mayonnaise never took. Perhaps to leave definitively somewhere else.