Madrid (EFE) the definitive advance in the negotiations between the two clubs to agree on the loan of the Portuguese forward.
Before noon, the footballer arrived aboard a high-end vehicle at the private flights terminal of the Spanish capital’s Adolfo Suárez-Barajas airport to head to the English city, where he will land around 12:30 local time . relevant medical tests and finalize details before formalizing his fixed-term contract with Chelsea.
After a contact between Chelsea and Atlético to express their interest last Sunday, since Monday both clubs have already formally discussed the negotiations for the player’s loan to the ‘blue’ team, intensified throughout the day and which will conclude in the next few hours on loan from the Portuguese international until 30 June.
Joao Félix, who started in Atlético’s last two games after a sequence of ten substitutions in twelve games before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, had already moved weeks before his intention to leave Atlético for this January transfer market.
«For the reasons why it is not worth including them now, the relationship between the ‘míster’ (Diego Simeone) and him, the minutes played and his motivation at the moment suggest that what is reasonable for the club is that, if it’s a good option for the player, for the club and, of course, for the club where he can go, at least analyze him,” said Atlético CEO Miguel Ángel Gil Marín in statements to ‘TVE’ during the last FIFA Qatar World 2022.
