Joao Felix has left Chelsea on a permanent transfer to join Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr after much transfer speculation.
Felix will link up with Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo and former Liverpool winger Sadio Mane at Al Nassr as the side aim for the title once more which has eluded them since the Portuguese international’s arrival.
Felix, who has joined Al-Nassr from Chelsea on a two-year contract in a deal worth up to £43.7m, remains the third most expensive transfer ever after costing Atletico Madrid £113m from Benfica at the age of 19 in 2019.
He had been in talks with Benfica over a return to Portugal but Chelsea landed an agreement with Al Nassr and now follows in the footsteps of Edouard Mendy, Kalidou Koulibaly, N’Golo Kante, and Angelo Gabriel who have made the move from Stamford Bridge to the Saudi League.
Football.London reports that now the Felix move is done, Chelsea are closing in on a deal for RB Leipzig’s Xavi Simons, who will essentially replace Felix as a backup to Cole Palmer. A bid for Simons could come in the next few days from the Blues who have been relentless in the transfer market so far this summer as they construct a side worthy of the Premier League title.