Chelsea’s Joao Felix joined AC Milan on mortgage till the tip of the season, the Italian membership stated Tuesday.
The six-month mortgage deal is known to be price €5.5 million, and Milan have agreed to pay the Portuguese worldwide’s full wage, in keeping with The Athletic’s David Ornstein.
Although the deal was formally introduced Tuesday, Milan accomplished and submitted the mandatory paperwork previous to Monday’s switch deadline.
The transfer comes lower than a yr into the six-year contract that Felix signed final summer time when Chelsea signed him from Atletico Madrid for a reported £46.3-million payment. It was his second spell at Stamford Bridge after his mortgage within the second half of the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
Felix will hope for extra taking part in time in Milan after beginning simply three Premier League video games for the Blues this season. He primarily featured in cup competitions underneath Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca.
He had seven targets in 20 appearances in all competitions this season.
Aston Villa had been additionally linked with Felix, however the membership pursued different attacking choices as a substitute. Together with including Donyell Malen from Borussia Dortmund and Marcus Rashford from Manchester United throughout this switch window, the membership additionally signed Marco Asensio from Paris Saint-Germain to assist fill the void of Jhon Duran’s departure to Saudi Arabia.
The deal caps a whirlwind 24 hours for Milan. The Rossoneri, sitting eighth in Serie A, signed Santiago Gimenez, Warren Bondo, and Riccardo Sottil on switch deadline day whereas saying goodbye to Alvaro Morata, Ismael Bennacer, Noah Okafor, and Davide Calabria.
