- Felix, 25, joined Chelsea for a reported £ 46 million from Atlético de Madrid in August
- But the Portuguese star has fought for the game time behind the no 10 school
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Aston Villa is among the clubs that have asked about the end of Chelsea, Joao Felix, while looking for more play time in the second half of the season.
Felix, 25, joined Chelsea for a reported £ 46 million from Atlético de Madrid last summer, but has fought for enough game time under Enzo Maresca since he signed his six -year contract in Stamford Bridge.
The Portuguese star, who is behind the first choice, the No 10 Cole Pale in the hierarchical order, has only started three Premier League games since the beginning of the campaign, which led a handful of clubs, including Aston Villa Villa to get to your situation in Chelsea.
Felix joined Atlético de Madrid in 2019 for an astronomical rate of £ 113 million before finally falling with the manager Diego Simeone and completing loan spells in Barcelona and Stamford Bridge.
The 25-year-old lost the 3-1 defeat of Chelsea against Manchester City on Sunday after a compassionate permit to fly home was awarded after a family duel.
Speaking about the absence and struggles of Felix for the game time in this campaign, Maresca said the weekend: 'Sure, Joao is a Chelsea player.
Aston Villa is among the clubs to have asked about the Chelsea star outside the false Joao Felix
The Portuguese star has started only three Premier League games since the beginning of the season
Enzo Maresca refused to say if Felix would leave before the end of the transfer window
'The problem, unfortunately, for Joao and Christo (Nkunku), the manager plays most of the games with an attacker midfielder and that is Cole Palmer.
'We have decided to play with an attacker midfielder in most games, so this is the reason why Joao and Christo fight to get minutes, not for different reasons because both are fantastic players, fantastic types that work well.
'The reason is only because most of the games I decide to play with an attacker midfielder in terms of balance. This is the reason why.
He pressed if Felix could leave before the transfer window closed suddenly, Maresca added: 'I am not saying that, I am not saying that.
“I am saying that I like both, but the reason they fight is because most of the time I play with an attacker midfielder.”
Felix is the last star of Chelsea in attracting interest before the January transfer deadline, with Aston Villa and Wolves interested in signing the defender outside the axel failure disorder on loan.
The club of western London made it clear how far is the hierarchical order Disasi under Maresca when reminding Trevoh Chabah of Crystal Palace this month and playing it in his last two games of the Premier League against Wolves and Manchester City.
Dasting, whom Chelsea signed from Monaco for £ 38.8 million in 2023, has only appeared in six Premier League games so far this season, starting four times and arriving as a substitute twice.
The West Midlands Club is interested in Felix while they seek to reinforce the Uni Emery team in January
Both Aston Villa and Wolves are also interested in a loan movement for Chelsea Star Axel Disasi
Meanwhile, Manchester United has asked about the possibility of lending Christopher Nkunku
Meanwhile, Manchester United has asked about the possibility of lending Christopher Nkunku for the rest of the season.
Nkunku, 27, has suffered 18 months frustrating since he joined the RB Leipzig blues for £ 52 million in the summer of 2023.
After spending much of last season, the Frenchman has started only three Premier League games this time and has appeared mainly in Cup competitions for the Maresca team.
Nkunku is also sought by German giants Bayern Munich, while Chelsea would like Bayern Mathys Tel.
Mail Sport previously reported that Nkunku agreed to go to Bayern if they meet the sale price of £ 70 million Chelsea.
That becomes more intriguing due to the fact that blues have a long -standing interest in the teenager Tel, since it also reviewed their availability in the summer.
Nkunku is currently tied to an agreement that lasts until 2029 and it is believed that Chelsea values it more than 60 million.