might help Joao Felix rework into his idol Kaka after the 23-year-old scored his first objective final month following his arrival from on mortgage. Former Blues proprietor Roman Abramovich tried to signal Kaka throughout his days on the Stamford Bridge helm - however the Brazilian was in the end unwilling to make the transfer to the Premier League.
Initially of this yr, Chelsea snapped up Felix till the top of the season as supervisor Graham Potter appeared to handle his facet’s woeful scoring document. However the Portugal striker continues to be adapting to life in England, together with his solely strike coming in his facet’s 1-1 Premier League draw with West Ham on the London Stadium.
Felix was by no means a prolific goalscorer at Atletico however nonetheless managed to bag 34 targets in 131 appearances for the membership. And it was his all-round contribution within the opposition half that made him stand out as among the finest kids in Europe when Madrid signed him from Benfica in 2019.
Considered one of Felix’s largest strengths is his motion and talent to search out area. He typically calls for the ball in deep areas to assist his staff progress up the pitch. And his ending is great as nicely.
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These traits are redolent of among the traits Kaka exhibited throughout his heyday. The previous Brazil worldwide would discover pockets of area earlier than offering the inventive spark his groups have been in search of. And it's no shock the ace was thought to be among the finest attacking gamers within the historical past of the sport.
Based on , Abramovich tried to signal Kaka in 2009 whereas he was negotiating a transfer from AC Milan to Actual Madrid. Chelsea have been keen to pay £73million to land the participant earlier than providing him a wage of £10m per yr after tax. However the star finally agreed to maneuver to the Bernabeu Stadium, the place he stayed for 4 campaigns.
Again in 2019 when the thrill round Felix was intensifying, Spanish publication requested the teenager who his idol was. And he replied: “Kaka.” Felix now has the chance to have the Chelsea profession Kaka would possibly in any other case have had if his decision-making had been totally different all these years in the past - and the Blues will surely profit.
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Forward of Chelsea’s Champions League conflict with Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday evening, Felix defended Potter, who has come beneath hearth for his staff’s poor performances. And the participant additionally refused to rule out a everlasting transfer to London.
“The fault is in fact about us and the coach however not even the gamers need to take all of the fault and the coach has to take all of the fault,” Felix mentioned. “It’s between us. Now we have to be collectively and we're. Now we have an incredible group, the coach is with us, we're with the coach, in order that’s excellent.
“The scenario will change for positive. If I wish to keep or not, the long run no one is aware of. I'm right here and the membership is so massive, it is wonderful. Everybody behind the membership is so good so I'm joyful to be right here.” Now Chelsea can be seeking to maintain him and switch him right into a participant able to routinely impacting matches like Kaka may.