João félix

Amid a lengthy injury list, Graham Potter elected to start loanee Joao Felix against Fulham on Thursday just a day after signing from Atletico Madrid.

Felix, meanwhile, is thrown straight into Premier League action having played 73 minutes of [Atletico's La Liga match against Barcelona](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barca-weather-atletico-storm-winners-losers-ratings-la-liga-leaders-prove-mettle-clear-of-real-madrid/bltdf25a439e5eaa40c) just three days before. The Blues host Crystal Palace on Sunday before a trip to Anfield to face Liverpool on January 21. Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic were the latest additions to a lengthy injury list which currently stands at nine first-team players,

Joao Felix had a Chelsea debut to forget after receiving a red card in his Premier League debut against Fulham.

1 0 In July 2019, Atletico Madrid paid €126 million for Joao Felix, putting him fourth on the all-time list of most expensive transfers. Reports indicate that Chelsea will pay an €11 million loan fee and cover all of Joao Felix's wages while he's at Stamford Bridge. After putting up sensational attacking numbers with Portuguese side Benfica, Atletico Madrid swooped in the summer of 2019 and paid a massive €126 million fee.

New Chelsea striker Joao Felix will start tonight's Premier League game against Fulham.

[Mason Mount](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/mason-mount/profil/spieler/346483) also starts. The man on loan from Atletico Madrid has been handed his full debut at the first time of asking in a Chelsea shirt. It's a chance for Graham Potter to show what he can do as Chelsea manager, and he will be hoping Joao Felix is the spearhead of a Chelsea renaissance. [Lewis Hall](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lewis-hall/profil/spieler/670858) and [ Kalidou Koulibaly](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kalidou-koulibaly/profil/spieler/93128) also start the game, as early news continues to come through about who Graham Potter has decided to play for the game. [Graham Potter](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/graham-potter/profil/trainer/23954) is wasting no time with his new signing [Joao Felix ](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joao-felix/profil/spieler/462250)and has thrown him straight into the action to make his debut tonight against Fulham. [Sam_c345](https://twitter.com/C345Sam) on Twitter, Joao Felix starts for Chelsea tonight against Fulham.

Chelsea's brand spanking new signing Joao Felix goes straight into the starting 11 for the Blues' game away to Fulham. The Portuguese has only had one ...

The new number 11's quality is undoubted, but provided he starts to show it on the pitch. The Premier League's seventh matchday was postponed after Queen Elizabeth II died and this Thursday we are going to catch up, well, at least in terms of Fulham-Chelsea. Chelsea's imperative need to improve in the league made them go for him in the market.

The Portugal forward looked disconsolate after being shown a straight red card in the 58th minute for his dangerous challenge on Kenny Tete that caught the ...

We are not looking at the table but we are in a very good position.” “The red card changes the game,” Potter said. Fulham climbed above Liverpool into sixth place to continue a brilliant first season back in the top flight. Last week against Manchester City, Aubameyang was substituted after coming on as an early substitute and already appears to be a player out of favor with Potter, whose attacking options are increasingly limited with Raheem Sterling and Christian Pulisic injured. “It was a forward's tackle — there was no malice in it but I understand why it was a red," Potter said. “Guys are stepping up — we are not a one-trick pony,” said Tim Ream, Fulham's American defender.

Joao Felix starts for Chelsea against Fulham just a day after his loan move from Atletico Madrid was confirmed. The 23-year-old will make his Premier League ...

[Premier League](https://theathletic.com/football/premier-league/) debut at Craven Cottage with Graham Potter putting his faith in the Portugal international. [Antonee Robinson](https://theathletic.com/football/player/antonee-robinson-D7bjbYbvuoyPTsuX/), [Joao Palhinha](https://theathletic.com/football/player/joao-palhinha-V3auBkD0QaPo1HqE/), Reed, Reid, [Andreas Pereira](https://theathletic.com/football/player/andreas-pereira-MCFLOlnoBLQxIoXY/), [Willian](https://theathletic.com/football/player/willian-PAAYZGhzgkswLzoj/), Vinicius. [Jorginho](https://theathletic.com/football/player/jorginho-MvC0hVi06208wo5E/), Aubameyang, Bettinelli, Ziyech, Gallagher, [David Datro Fofana](https://theathletic.com/football/player/david-datro-fofana-AzpJzDsCd1yhxZ0m/), Chukwuemeka, Cucurella. [Arsenal](https://theathletic.com/football/team/arsenal/) and [Manchester United](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-united/) to secure the signing, with Joao Felix having been attracted by their project. [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://theathletic.com/football/player/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-PlxW6clTOC8TqmBP/) returns to Chelsea’s matchday squad after missing Sunday’s 4-0 defeat in the [FA Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/fa-cup/) by [Manchester City](https://theathletic.com/football/team/manchester-city/) through injury. [Joao Felix](https://theathletic.com/football/player/joao-felix-ucCJXAWiq0yowCTd/) starts for [Chelsea](https://theathletic.com/football/team/chelsea/) against [Fulham](https://theathletic.com/football/team/fulham/) just a day after his loan move from Atletico Madrid was confirmed.

Report and highlights as Chelsea suffer first defeat to Fulham since 2006; Willian scored against his old club; Carlos Vinicius ended his goal drought; ...

We get back in the game and the red card is where we're at at the moment, in terms of things that can happen to us [do happen to us]. We won the game, but big room to improve and we'll keep working hard with our players." I felt it after the final whistle in that moment, the way they celebrated with our players. Joao is a young player, a top player, you can see his quality and there wasn't any malice [in the tackle] but the ref has a decision to make. But I think the basics we can do a little bit better, in terms of our defending and football actions. I felt it was a relatively even game in the first half, we had a couple of chances. A rare triumph for the hosts - but a now all-too familiar painful feeling for under-pressure Potter. But within the space of another two minutes Potter was left cursing his luck once more, with Zakaria limping off and then Felix sent off for stretching for the ball after a poor touch and catching Tete's shin. Within two minutes of the restart they were level, with Koulibaly forcing the ball home after Mount's free-kick hit the frame of the goal. But Fulham's supporters behind the goal didn't care one bit and revelled in taking the lead against their neighbours who they last beat in March 2006. By the quarter-hour mark the Chelsea fans were singing his name, with Antonee Robinson and Andreas Pereira both in the book for bringing down the stylish, dangerous, roaming forward. But in the end, his first appearance will be remembered for a foolish studs-up lunge at Kenny Tete.

Upon the completion of his deal to join Chelsea, the team's Twitter account welcomed him to Stamford Bridge in Spanish - despite the fact the Atletico ...

Yet there will be plenty of pressure on his shoulders to deliver for Potter's side, who sit in 10th place in the league and have been bereft of goals at times so far this campaign. Chelsea will cover the Portugal star's £5.3m wages for the duration of his loan spell [as well as pay the entirety of his £5.3m wages for the duration of his stay in west London](/sport/football/article-11620011/Ally-McCoist-SLAMS-Chelseas-decision-pay-9m-loan-fee-sign-Joao-Felix.html). However, in their announcement of his arrival, the Chelsea accounted tweeted: '#HolaFelix,' with 'Hola' being the Spanish word for hello, rather than the Portuguese 'Ola'. Upon the completion of his deal to join Chelsea until the end of the season, the team's The 23-year-old has joined the West London club on loan for the rest of the 2022-23 season

Graham Potter has described Joao Felix's red card in Chelsea's loss to Fulham as another blow to his side.

Makes it a little more difficult for us, I thought the application when we went down to 10 was really good. We made a couple of mistakes for their goal. He took the ball, caused danger. “It is another blow; the hits keep coming at the moment. "You can see his quality,” Potter said. Transfers

Joao Felix showed Chelsea what they've been missing for an hour and what they will now miss again for the next three games. The skillful halfwit.

Felix can work in those positions between the lines, and was involved in some neat build-up play – flicking the ball on for Kai Havertz and getting it back; drifting past defenders with the ball at his feet. Mason Mount aside, members of Chelsea’s front three in the last two-and-a-half years have ranged from mediocre to p*ss poor. It will be good for Graham Potter to have one of his own. Make no mistake, this is a wonderful deal for Atletico, who have made £9m and don’t have to pay £270,000 a week for a player Simeone puts on the bench. Felix will return to Madrid at the start of next season – hopefully having regained some confidence through game time at Chelsea – when Atletico will likely have a new manager. That’s a superstar fee for someone who has too rarely looked like a superstar in the three years since.

Graham Potter said "the hits keep on coming" after Joao Felix was sent off on his Chelsea debut as the Blues slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Fulham.

It is a tough moment for us." "It is tough. We feel for them and I think it is important we stick together and try and get through this tough period." I made sure I went over and clapped them because we appreciate their support. He was really good, you could see his quality in the game, so it is doubly disappointing for us. It is another blow.

Chelsea manager Graham Potter said 'the hits keep coming' after his new signing Joao Felix was sent off on his Premier League debut as the Blues lost 2-1 at ...

[#PL] [pic.twitter.com/qlzcO0uRFR] [January 12, 2023] [#PL] [pic.twitter.com/BsNVdgLu3h] [January 12, 2023] It sums up where we are at the moment - everything that can go wrong, is going wrong."

Per ESPN, Chelsea paid an £11 million loan fee for Félix. The forward also extended his Atletico Madrid contract through June 2027 in an effort to reduce ...

[Christian Pulisic](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/225607/christian-pulisic) and [Raheem Sterling](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/156366/raheem-sterling). Félix now moves to Chelsea, where his attacking talents will be utilized. The signing gives everybody a lift,” He is young but has really good experience. The forward also extended his Atletico Madrid contract through June 2027 in an effort to reduce Atletico’s wage bill to meet La Liga’s salary cap. [João Félix](https://www.transfermarkt.us/joao-felix/profil/spieler/462250) on loan, [per the club](https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/joao-felix-recruited-on-loan).

Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut for Chelsea following his loan transfer from Atletico Madrid, with the Portuguese sent off in a derby at Fulham.

[shown a straight red card in the 58th minute](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/joao-felix-red-card-nasty-challenge-chelsea-debut-fulham-premier-league-career-disaster/blt5f05a1bc13c8826a) following a reckless challenge on Kenny Tete. Having played less than an hour of competitive football for Chelsea, Felix will now be ruled out of Potter’s plans for upcoming Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Fulham again. WHO WILL THOSE GAMES BE AGAINST?

Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut for Chelsea following his loan transfer from Atletico Madrid, with the Portuguese sent off in a derby at Fulham.

Joao Felix cost £13m, £14m, £15m or is he a £100million-plus player? And how long can Graham Potter avoid the sack when Chelsea fans are making their ...

As Miguel Delaney writes in The Independent: ‘Some with knowledge of the board believe they are prepared to miss out on European football next season. Joao Felix is only a ‘£100million-plus player’ if Chelsea paid that figure or if any club would pay that figure now. They are paying a loan fee and wages regardless of whether he is on the pitch or not. It will have exactly zero financial repercussions. It will have literally no financial impact on Chelsea, fella. But he didn’t sign on loan for £14m, did he?

Atletico Madrid undoubtedly overpaid for Joao Felix but that is not his fault, though getting sent off on his Chelsea debut is… Who's this then?

Personally, I suspect he’s one of those players who will come really good in his late 20s when he’s matured and has a better sense of himself and where he belongs. The enigma may not be resolved at Chelsea and will only grow as he misses the next three games. Will he even have the time to coach Felix into being a better player when he’s surely preoccupied with trying to work out what on earth he can do to stop the Blues downward slide? So the player needs to do some work on himself, but all of this is interrelated to coaching and club. Saul and Jan Oblak were caught on camera saying “When he wants to, he can change the game, man.” The first half of that sentence is doing all the heavy lifting. His first goal was in the Lisbon derby, he was the youngest player to score a hat-trick in the Europa League, and he scored 20 goals in 43 appearances, helping Benfica to win the league. The blame for that can be laid at the club and Jorge Mendes, who, somewhat inevitably, is Felix’s agent. He clearly didn’t like his manager and his manager didn’t like him. Even though this season he’d scored four and made three in 14 appearances, by December the club was saying he was a gamble that hadn’t really paid off. He doesn’t strike me as the reincarnation of Chopper Harris, who routinely made tackles like that and far, far worse.. Last season he only scored eight in the league and made four assists but he was playing well, though suffering from aggressive defender attention. A talent from an early age, he joined Porto’s youth ranks aged just eight and even moved away from home when he was 12 to be near the club training ground.

Joao Felix cost £13m, £14m, £15m or is he a £100million-plus player? And how long can Graham Potter avoid the sack when Chelsea fans are making their ...

Felix player go miss Chelsea next three games afta im dismissal and di games include Liverpool and West Ham wey promise to be tough.

Dis one happun for 2016 as former Arsenal and Barcelona player Thomas Vermaelen dey play im first match for AS Roma against FC Porto for champions league. On im debut for di Reds for 2010 e use leg hit Laurent Koscielny wey dey also play im first match for Gunners and di referee respond wit red card, dat particular EPL match end 1-1. Im debut for di club na one wey di former player no go like remember till today because on im debut against Athletic Bilbao e no only score own goal but chop red card, di only consolation be say im team win di match 3-1.

Joao Felix endured a nightmare debut for Chelsea following his loan transfer from Atletico Madrid, with the Portuguese sent off in a derby at Fulham.

[shown a straight red card in the 58th minute](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/joao-felix-red-card-nasty-challenge-chelsea-debut-fulham-premier-league-career-disaster/blt5f05a1bc13c8826a) following a reckless challenge on Kenny Tete. Having played less than an hour of competitive football for Chelsea, Felix will now be ruled out of Potter’s plans for upcoming Premier League fixtures against Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Fulham again. WHO WILL THOSE GAMES BE AGAINST?

Joao Felix lasted just under an hour into his Chelsea debut against Fulham on Thursday before being shown a straight red for a nasty challenge.

Chelsea had pulled one back through Kalidou Koulibaly just after the break following [Willian's first-half opener against his former club,](https://www.goal.com/en/news/willian-haunts-former-club-chelsea-deflected-goal-refuses-celebrate-fulham-team-mates/blt725a7e69a8f16cde) before Felix signed his debut off in disastrous fashion, leaving his new side in trouble. Add to that the injury woes of Denis Zakaria just minutes before the Portuguese's dismissal, and the Blues' squad looks threadbare, [with nine first-team players already out injured](https://www.goal.com/en/news/pulisic-untimely-injury-felix-chelsea-arrival-usmnt-star-uncertain-future/blt252641847f52c4d5).

Joao Felix is one of only 12 players to move for a transfer fee of €100 million or more. How many can be deemed a success? (Spoiler: Not many.)

Now age 30, the Brazilian superstar has won 12 honours over the course of six successful seasons in Paris, including four Ligue 1 titles and three Coupe de France triumphs. [England](/soccer/team?id=448) international has made a moderate start to life at the Etihad, contributing six goals and four assists (in all competitions) in his debut season, but while he was part of City's 2021-22 title-winning side, he often featured in an ancillary role. His most memorable action in a Barca match arguably came against them, when he scored for Bayern in their 8-2 mauling of his parent club in the 2020 Champions League quarterfinals. [Neymar](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/132948/Neymar) He then made the natural step up to Barcelona in 2019 and commanded a superstar's fee, but unfortunately the two parties struggled to mesh fully. Having played just 50 times for Dortmund during his short senior career, Dembele was suddenly transformed into the second-most expensive player of all time at the age of 20 when Barcelona signed him in August 2017. [Romelu Lukaku](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139437/Romelu-Lukaku) Bale experienced the highest highs with Los Blancos, winning three LaLiga titles and five Champions Leagues (and scoring in two finals) among a host of other major honours. (Spoiler alert: Hits are thin on the ground.) However, the Belgium international was quickly stymied by various injury and fitness woes that continue to blight his post-Chelsea career: The most appearances he has made in any one season for Los Blancos is 23. What should have been a euphoric homecoming quickly became a stagnant procession for Pogba. [Ousmane Dembele](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/229744/Ousmane-Dembélé)

Graham Potter believes Joao Felixs red card and subsequent three-match suspension is a big blow for Chelsea as they look to revive their disappointing ...

"It's not like we've been over training or anything like that, we just need to get to the bottom of it." He added: "The nature of them (the injuries), it's like there's not even a pattern, it's different problems, so it's tricky. "Sometimes it's difficult when you come in halfway through the season, to know how they've happened, but I can sense it's a bit of bad luck and knowing how we can go forward and how we can improve."