Chelsea: Enzo Maresca dismisses Joao Felix reports with hint at future role Enzo Maresca insists he was “absolutely” behind Chelsea’s signing of Joao Felix last summer, despite the forward being sent out on loan just six months into a seven-year contract.
Reports have since emerged claiming that the new Chelsea coach had not been immediately sold on the deal and, on deadline day this week, Felix secured a loan move to AC Milan for the remainder of the season.
Felix arrived for his second stint in west London last August in a £45million switch from Atletico Madrid, but struggled to break into Maresca’s preferred team during the first half of the season.
Felix had made only three league starts under Maresca, playing the majority of his football in the three cup competitions, where he scored six times in eight appearances.
However, even with a Blues deal that runs until 2031, Maresca was unable to offer any guarantees over Felix’s long-term future at Stamford Bridge.
