Barcelona rejected chance to sign Chelsea flop as they wanted Man Utd star instead
Barcelona rejecte the chance to sign Chelsea flop Joao Felix in January as they wante to sign. Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford instead.
Chelsea offloaded Felix less than six months หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ after spending £45m to sign the Portuguese playmaker from Atletico Madrid.
Felix, who signe a seven-year deal with Chelsea, impresse during a loan spell at Stamford Bridge in 2023 but it was always hard to see where he would fit in given the presence of Enzo Maresca’s best player Cole Palmer.
Having started just three Premier League games this season, Felix was keen to depart in January and complete a deadline-day loan move to Serie A giants AC Milan.
Felix will hope to revive his stagnating career in Milan and enjoye a bright start to the loan spell, scoring on his debut in the club’s Coppa Italia quarter-final victory over Roma.
Spanish outlet Felix was offere to Barcelona before he joine AC Milan but the. La Liga powerhouse decline the transfer opportunity.
It is claimed Felix was keen to return to Barcelona, having joine them on loan after his first spell at Chelsea, but Nou Camp chiefs Joan Laporta and Deco responde negatively.
Barca were, however, intereste in signing England international Marcus Rashford from Manchester United following his rift with Old Trafford boss Ruben Amorim.
A lack of January departures prevented Barcelona from bringing Rashford to the Nou Camp and he subsequently joine Unai Emery’s Aston Villa on loan until the end of the season.
Explaining his decision to offload Felix during the January transfer window, Chelsea boss Maresca said: ‘We decide, all together, that it was a good option for him to leave.
To be honest, he never complaine. He has very good with us, professional, just a matter of my decision.
‘The reason why is because I think we need defensive balance and when you have so many attacking players, sometimes you can concede transitions and goals. I don’t like that.’