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Atlético Madrid and Portugal ahead João Félix has joined Chelsea on mortgage till the top of the 2022/23 season, the English Premier League facet introduced on Wednesday.

“Chelsea is among the nice groups on this planet and I hope to assist the group attain their aims, so I’m very, very completely happy to be right here and really excited to play at Stamford Bridge,” Félix mentioned in an announcement launched by the membership.

The 23-year-old made 131 appearances for Atlético, scoring 34 targets after the La Liga group signed him for $142 million (126 million euros) in 2019 – the fifth richest switch in soccer historical past on the time.

Félix has represented Portugal 28 occasions, scoring a purpose on the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Félix arrives at Stamford Bridge with the Blues struggling in type underneath coach Graham Potter and at the moment sitting in tenth within the Premier League.