Since his departure from Benfica in the summer of 2019 for 126 million euros on the side of Atlético de Madrid, João Félix has continued to disappoint. Despite some bulging, the 25 -year -old Portuguese striker has had many complicated moments, whether with the Colchoneros, FC Barcelona and recently Chelsea. Recruited this summer by the Blues this summer when he had known a mixed loan there during the 2022/2023 season, João Félix did not win in the workforce of Enzo Maresca. Plurging 20 games for 8 goals and 2 assists and was especially in Conference League and FA Cup, the native of Viseu knew he was blocked on the side of Stamford Bridge. AC Milan therefore took the opportunity to seize the opportunity and bring it this winter on loan.
“The Portuguese striker is a new AC Milan player. AC Milan is pleased to announce that it temporarily acquired the recording of João Félix Sequeira to the Chelsea FC. The Portuguese striker has signed a contract with the Rossoneri club until June 30, 2025. João Félix will wear the jersey number 79 of the Rossoneri ”could be read upon his arrival in Lombardy. While he quickly aroused great expectations, João Félix quickly met. Scorer in the Italian Cup against AS Roma (3-1) for his first appearance, he now has four matches to his credit and has been able to make a place in the eleven where he is particularly distinguished.
João Félix wants to walk in Kaka's footsteps
After his first match against AS Roma, his coach Sérgio Conceição did not fail to value him for his performance: “He has a lot of qualities. Seeing such a beautiful gesture from a player who has just happened and that everyone is waiting for great things, it makes me happy. I like that, it's the beauty of football. This sport is wonderful.Since then, João Félix has been like a fish in the water in support of Santiago Giménez. The Portuguese striker is gaining momentum and brings a creative touch that is good for AC Milan. “”I did not ask AC Milan to play all the games, just to play my post … and Sérgio Conceição just wanted to put me in my best position. It was crucial for me to choose AC Milan. I worked hard to come here. I want to give this club the best of myself. I already knew Conceição, his passion is contagious and winning is essential“He said satisfied some time after his arrival.
Returned in an interview with Milan TV On the failures he has known, João Félix is far from being fatalistic: “I arrived very young in Benfica, it was my first team and it helped me a lot to feel comfortable, it was a great year both in terms of personal and collective. I moved to Spain when I was still very young, it is a different country, with a different language. I was not used to it. It took me a while to settle down, but then I adapted and people were fantastic. It was really a good time in Barcelona. I have always thought of playing there and I was very happy that year. Then in Chelsea, before coming here to Milan, I succeeded there too. I really liked it, just as I loved the Premier League. In general, I learned something from each club where I went, and they helped me grow as a person and as a player.»»
Comfortable on the side of AC Milan, João Félix intends to draw inspiration from his great idol Kaka which is one of the legends of the Italian club: “For me, Kaka was my biggest idol, since I was football. For the position he occupied and also for his haircut. Do we look alike? Yes, I don't know, but I always loved him and I recognized myself in him. I have always tried to look like him. This is one of my idols. I met him once in Orlando. It was a general conversation, I had just signed at Atlético and we did the pre-season in Orlando. I met him and told him he was my hero when I was little and we exchanged a few words.To get there, Joao Félix will have to continue to help the Transalpine club to get up. It starts this Tuesday in the Champions League against Feyenoord where it will be necessary to erase the back of 1-0 of the first leg where João Félix was powerless in the same way as his teammates.
