Joao Felix joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in January. Before returning to the West London team, Felix received an invitation from Man Utd. However, the loan fee of up to 11 million euros is big enough to make the “Red Devils” discouraged.
3 months at Chelsea, Felix still makes a mark despite poor overall performance. In addition to scoring 2 goals in the Premier League, the highlight of the 23-year-old striker’s play is his wide range of activities, creativity, and mutation in very high handling phases.
Therefore, a source from the Daily Express said that Chelsea plans to negotiate with Atletico to buy Joao Felix outright in the coming summer market. Remember, owner Todd Boehly has spent more than 600 million euros just in the 2022/23 season to increase personnel, plus the extremely qualified team available. However, Chelsea still wants to buy Felix outright, which means that the Portuguese player is worth the money.
The only thing is Chelsea’s ambition was dealt a big b/l/o/w. Potter’s teachers’ and students’ ability to enter the top 4 in the Premier League is almost gone. Winning the Champions League this season is the only way the West London team can aim for next season’s ticket.
If Chelsea does not have Champions League tickets next season, it will not be easy for this team to convince Joao Felix to stay. Moreover, Chelsea is also under great pressure from Man Utd, because the Old Trafford team is also trying to take the player who is considered “Cristiano Ronaldo’s heir”.
Reporter Jack Otway said that coach Erik Ten Hag was impressed with Joao Felix’s ability to connect and creatively play. Therefore, Man Utd will participate in this deal, with the ambition of convincing Atletico to release people.
One advantage of Man Utd compared to Chelsea is the possibility of having a higher Champions League ticket. On the other hand, coach Ten Hag also showed cool hands, promoting the ability of creative players in the attack. On this point, coach Graham Potter is doing very badly, making Felix not fully develop his capacity.
The problem will lie in the bids that the two teams offer because Atletico spent up to 120 million euros to buy Felix from Benfica four years ago. There is still a whole summer of 3 months for Man Utd and Chelsea to realize their goals and it is impossible to confirm which side will win.
Coach Tuchel took office at Bayern Munich, making it difficult for Man Utd to buy Sabitzer outright
Last January, Man Utd s/u/d/d/e/n/l/y successfully borrowed midfielder Marcel Sabitzer from Bayern Munich, next to Burnley’s Wout Weghorst. However, in the contract, there is no clause to buy this Austrian player outright. That means, if Man Utd wants to buy back Sabitzer, they have to sit at the negotiating table with the German football giant.
Initially, Sabitzer was not in the personnel plan of coach Julian Nagelsmann. Although Nagelsmann and Sabitzer had a great time working together at Leipzig when it came to Bayern Munich that was no longer the case. Sabitzer was completely lost in the young general’s tactical system.
So, at the end of February, British newspapers confirmed that Man Utd could buy Sabitzer outright for only about 20 – 30 million euros. The German team at that time was completely willing to let the 29-year-old midfielder leave.
But the presence of coach Thomas Tuchel changed the future of Marcel Sabitzer. The source of the Daily Express said that the former Chelsea coach could cause many difficulties for Man Utd in this deal. Accordingly, Tuchel tended to call Sabitzer back instead of letting him go.
Coach Tuchel just took office at the Allianz Arena. He needs the assurance of personnel, with abundant players in all lines, especially the midfield. Therefore, Tuchel would rather leave Sabitzer as a reserve at Bayern and not want to sell the Austrian player outright.
Moreover, Sabitzer’s impressive performance in the recent period has become an even more convincing argument for coach Tuchel to keep him. Before joining the training session in March, Sabitzer scored an important goal to help Man Utd upstream to defeat Fulham in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup. And when dedicating themself to Austria, Sabitzer scored twice and provided an assist, making a great contribution to the 4-1 victory over Azerbaijan.
The British press confirmed that the future of Marcel Sabitzer with Man Utd will only be clear in the next May or June period. Perhaps the “Red Devils” who want to buy out the Austrian player will have to spend more than the expected number.
