Chelsea will not be signing loanee Joao Felix on a permanent deal this summer.
The Atletico Madrid forward joined the Premier League side on loan in January and played 20 times in all competitions, scoring four goals and recording no assists.
And new manager Mauricio Pochettino has already decided he does not want to complete a £15million permanent deal for the Portugese star.
In a ruthless first move, the Argentine has ditched the player Atletico signed for £113m - the fourth-most expensive transfer of all time - in 2019.
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has confirmed the Blues will not be taking up the opportunity to sign Felix, adding that he will return to the Spanish capital.
Cerezo told Spanish outlet AS: 'Yesterday we had the news that the new Chelsea manager (Pochettino) does not (want) João Félix.
'We've known for less than 24 hours.
'He'll come back here and we'll see. We don't have anything planned.'
joopapy20
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BREAKING: Mauricio Pochettino has been sacked as Chelsea manager. Frank Lampard will become the interim Chelsea manager. Sorry, just practicing for September.
Zaptoez
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if this news is true, then the new coach is already making a mistake, I will pick Felix ahead of Mount anyday anytime..
UncleDMG
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Let’s show some respect to Felix. The only man to score in all three kits despite coming January
Fubbistu
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if this news is true, then the new coach is already making a mistake, I will pick Felix ahead of Mount anyday anytime..
playing for 5months no assist and u prefer over mount.. come on guys
BeRaw
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if this news is true, then the new coach is already making a mistake, I will pick Felix ahead of Mount anyday anytime..
Damnnnn you definitely don’t know what you’re saying Felix???? I’ll pick even gallagher above the misfiring felix
kayapeople
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if this news is true, then the new coach is already making a mistake, I will pick Felix ahead of Mount anyday anytime..
Mount if a better Player than Felix. even in 1000years to go
Bubabdlrt
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if this news is true, then the new coach is already making a mistake, I will pick Felix ahead of Mount anyday anytime..
That’s your opinion the basis of which is very difficult to tell. Felix is an attacker while Mount is a midfielder, so how does one replace the other?