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Glenn Johnson Warns Chelsea To Stay Off Joao Felix

  • Former Chelsea defender, Glen Johnson has warned London club, Chelsea against signing Joao Felix.

  • According to the pundit, Chelsea have bigger issues to solve.

  • However, he notes how technically gifted the Portuguese is with his football intelligence.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that former Chelsea defender Glen Johnson has advised Todd Boehly, the current leader of the club, against signing Joao Felix on a permanent transfer. Felix, who is currently on loan at Chelsea from Atletico Madrid, is set to return to his parent club at the end of the season.

Speaking to Betfred, Johnson said that while Felix is a technically gifted player with a good footballing brain, he may not be the right fit for Chelsea at this time.

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“Chelsea have bigger issues at the moment in terms of laying their foundation and finding the spine of their team,” he said.

Johnson described Felix as a “luxury player” who would be best suited to a team that has possession of the ball for the majority of the game. “He needs to be playing in a good team that has the ball for the majority of the time during a game, and that is not Chelsea at the moment,” he said.

While Johnson believes that Chelsea should look to sign Felix permanently, he cautioned against breaking the bank for the player. “He is a great player and they should look to sign him permanently, but they should not if they have to break the bank for him because they have got bigger fires to put out currently,” he said.

Chelsea have had a mixed season so far and are currently tenth in the Premier League table. They have also reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, after defeating German side, Borussia Dortmund.

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Felix, who is regarded as one of the most promising young talents in European football, joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica in 2019 for a fee of €126 million. He has scored 19 goals in 77 appearances for the Spanish club.

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