Joao Felix transfer news: Al Nassr close to £44m ...

Al-Nassr are near agreeing a deal value round £44m to signal Joao Felix from Chelsea.

Felix’s former membership Benfica had been beforehand in talks to re-sign the 25-year-old Portuguese worldwide.

Nevertheless, Al-Nassr have now made their transfer for Felix as they go all out to try to win the Saudi Professional League, having prolonged Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract and likewise appointed skilled Portuguese supervisor Jorge Jesus as their new head coach.

Promoting Felix will permit Chelsea to speed up their transfer for RB Leipzig attacker Xavi Simons, as additional new signings this summer time are depending on exits.

Felix rejoined Chelsea completely final summer time from Atletico Madrid for a price within the area of £45m. He had a earlier half-season mortgage spell at Stamford Bridge in 2023.

Regardless of failing to ascertain himself in both of these two stints, Chelsea at the moment are set to recoup what they spent to completely signal Felix.

Additionally they banked a £5m price following Felix’s mortgage transfer to AC Milan, the place he scored three objectives throughout 19 appearances, in February.

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