Yes exactly that's where he could have fitted
Joao Felix / on loan to Chelsea
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I can only say Odegaard had no problem to sign without top 4 back then. In my opinion given what Odegaard had experienced before in Real Madrid, if he can find a team, a coach and a tactic that "click" with him, it is no brainer to stay at his age back then. He needed a stable platform to grow. There is always a risk to join a new team to work with another coach and a completely new tactic.
What is your gut feeling on it?
There's a not insignificant amount of United supporters and especially in this forum, who make an ostrich with its head in the sand look extrovert.
I'd just ignore.
Iet's see if Felix "clicks" with this Chelsea team and Potter first. It is way too early to suggest anything. When there is an Odegaard, there is a Ceballos as well.
Yep, for every Kovacic, there's a Saul too
Yeah! EtH never wanted Felix! Or Nunez or Gakpo! He clearly wants Wout
Sure it wasn't just leeches wouldn't pay up
Yeah, I'm sure the leeches wouldn't pay up
Not sure how Fabrizio knows this, but I think Kovacic was also a loan without a buy option.
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Honestly am worried about Bruno’s form, could see Felix had even displaced him long term.
Think we need to dip back into loan market for an AM before window shuts to cover him and Eriksen but certain it won't happen
He had an option to be which is why they was able to secure the deal even whilst having a transfer ban.
Would rather a AM prospect, youngster who ETH can build into a world beater
Another example of your previous owners. Players who have played/scored in cups for another team in the same fiscal year, shouldn't be allowed.. I don't make the rules though.
It's a concern going forward, especially so because any club we contact would be negligent to not then inform Chelsea and hopefully encourage their foolishness.
I don't have high expectations for Felix at Chelsea but looking into the loan terms, I think Chelsea did a "good negotiation" considering it is not a permanent move. If he fails, they don't have obligation to buy and will not have invested in a transfer fee.. If he succeeds, Atletico may get a ROI with him and liberate a huge wage off their budget and Chelsea will get a promising player.
Nevertheless, I'm pessimistic into this transfer. We need to consider other "Atletico to Chelsea" signings into the equation like Diego Costa (who only worked for 1 season) and Saul Ñiguez loan last year. Not many good things happen to either teams.
Nevertheless, I'm pessimistic into this transfer. We need to consider other "Atletico to Chelsea" signings into the equation like Diego Costa (who only worked for 1 season) and Saul Ñiguez loan last year. Not many good things happen to either teams.
We don't need to consider that at all. It's silly to think that because Saul was a crap loan then Felix might also be.
And also, Hasselbaink, Costa and Courtois were all fantastic for Chelsea after playing for Atletico. Even Filipe Luis won the league for Chelsea in his first season.
Atletico to Chelsea ends up great for Chelsea most of the time.
Not from midfield. Not Eriksen and not Bruno. Who is a ball carrier in our team? Felix would have been a good loan.
What blasphemy is this?
Costa was in our team for three years, won the PL title in two of them and scored 20 league goals in each of the title winning seasons before being sold back to Atleti for €22M more than the initial price we paid for him.
Definitely one of our best pieces of business in the last 15 years.
Saul was crap at Chelsea because he's just not very good. The Caf had a infatuation for him, but this was always clear.
To call Diego Costa anything but a successful signing is laughable too. The guy was a menace to play against and got his fair share of goals.
None of the above will have any bearing on this signing whatsoever though.
Such a Chelsea signing with the new owner.
He's extending his contract before leaving? Jesus wept .
Probably some sort of FFP scam to appease La Liga's crazy boss.
.Probably some sort of FFP scam to appease La Liga's crazy boss.
We can't afford one
Surely you’re joking, a young cm that the scouts are looking at should only cost 10-20 million (max 30 in a worst case scenario if we are still getting fleeced by some)
We are purely looking at loan deals
I'd forgotten they have a deal for Nkunku too … damn.
Don’t forget Quaresma and Maniche.
For the clubs sake I hope he does well but I just don’t see how he benefits us at this moment in time. We need a JFH or a Drogba. Even a Costa. This team needs some nastiness.
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Looks thrilled.
I have not kept up with this at all, why is he being loaned? Do Atletico have money troubles?
Move it already to the "Did he really play for them?" thread.
No big money troubles per se. It is a well run club but being out of all European football this season they probably have less use for him over the next 6 months... And with the new FFP rules, they can't do whatever they want. They seem to think they will clinch the top 4 finish with or without him.
He doesn’t get on with Simeone and Simeone is off at the end of the season, so they’re just keeping him playing. They’re obviously just going to get as much money as they can for that short term
Was hoping we could sign him but now that he has signed for Chelsea I hope he completely flops
Surely we could find someone that offers us some bench cover for Bruno/EriksenWas hoping we could sign him but now that he has signed for Chelsea I hope he completely flops
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Do you think he suits down the middle more than out wide then,still fear he ends up going out on loan instead of ElangaFacundo
so chelsea are paying 11m for a loan deal plus his full wage packet...that's an expensive 6month deal
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