“In the end” – Joao Felix breaks his silence on his failed moves to Chelsea | OneFootball

Portugal attacker Joao Felix has broken his silence on making two failed moves to join Chelsea in recent times.

Chelsea have signed the attacking midfielder twice in recent years, but both times you can not really call a success and they can only be seen as failed moves.

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Felix is now playing in the Saudi league with Al-Nassr after being sold there by Chelsea in 2025. His first move to Chelsea came in 2023 but that was only a loan move. The second time he joined Chelsea in 2024 was for a permanent deal.

Felix has now opened up on his time at the club and actually said he loved it there!

Felix on Chelsea

Joao Felix watches from the sidelines. (Photo by Richard Pelham/Getty Images)

In quotes picked up on X this week, Felix said:

“I loved my time there. It’s a big club. But in the end I had to do what felt right for me. And now I’m at Al-Nassr and we’re eight games away from winning the league. Hopefully we can win the title.

“Of course, the [World Cup] spot was on my mind [at Chelsea]. World Cups come around every four years and I wasn’t playing, but I still enjoyed my time at Chelsea.”

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