Chelsea star asks to leave and could join Premier League club

Chelsea are looking astatine imaginable solutions aft frustrated guardant Joao Felix asked to permission Stamford Bridge earlier the transportation deadline.

Blues fans were excited by the return of Felix aft his little but agleam indebtedness spell astatine the nine successful the second-half of the 2022-23 season.

Chelsea decided to motion the Portuguese playmaker connected a imperishable transportation past summer, agreeing a £45m woody with Atletico Madrid, who spent implicit £100m connected Felix backmost successful 2019.

Given helium was 1 of Chelsea’s astir costly summertime signings and enactment pen to insubstantial connected a seven-year woody with the Blues, it has been a astonishment to spot Felix conflict for game-time nether Enzo Maresca.

The 25-year-old has started conscionable 3 of Chelsea’s 23 Premier League games, playing back-up to the likes of Cole Palmer, Noni Madueke, Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho.

Felix has grown frustrated with his deficiency of minutes astatine Chelsea and, according to The Transfers Podcast, is pushing to permission the nine earlier the January transportation model slams shut.

If helium does not get his wish, Felix’s first-team prospects could get adjacent much bleak arsenic the nine are looking into a precocious January woody for Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho.

Aston Villa were successful talks with Chelsea implicit a woody for Felix earlier successful the week and Unai Emery, who targeted the subordinate past summer, whitethorn spot the Portugal planetary arsenic a suitable – if not like-for-like – replacement for Jhon Duran.

Like Felix, Duran has struggled for regular minutes this play – playing back-up to England striker Ollie Watkins – and is present set for a big-money determination to Saudi Arabia.

AC Milan person expressed involvement successful signing Felix but the Italians are besides looking astatine Santiago Gimenez, the Feyenoord and Mexico forward.

Big-spending Chelsea person endured a subdued January transportation model but could seal a fig of outgoings earlier the Feburary 3 deadline.

Along with Felix, Axel Disasi has been linked with a determination distant from the club. Villa person expressed involvement successful the Chelsea defender.

Chelsea enjoyed an awesome first-half of the play nether caller brag Maresca, emerging arsenic Liverpool’s biggest rivals for the Premier League title.

But their signifier has dropped disconnected implicit the past month, resulting successful Chelsea slipping to sixth successful the Premier League, 13 points down Arne Slot’s Liverpool.

Chelsea mislaid their 3rd league crippled successful six matches connected Saturday arsenic Manchester City came from a extremity down to bushed Maresca’s broadside 3-1.

The Blues volition beryllium hopeless to instrumentality to winning ways connected Monday erstwhile they face erstwhile manager Graham Potter’s West Ham.

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