Chelsea midfielder Joao Felix is near finishing a six-month mortgage transfer to Serie A membership AC Milan.
If the deal goes by, the Blues will get a £5m mortgage charge, whereas there can be no obligation for Milan to purchase the participant in the summertime.
Felix, a 25-year-old Portugal worldwide, has solely began three Premier League matches this season, although frequently options in cup competitions.
He has scored seven targets in 2024-25 – one within the 6-2 league win over Wolves in August, and two targets apiece in Convention League matches towards Panathinaikos and Noah, and a double towards League Two Morecambe within the FA Cup.
Felix started his profession at Benfica and moved for £113m to Atletico Madrid in July 2019, a deal which on the time was the fifth-most costly switch in historical past.
He had spells on mortgage at Chelsea and Barcelona earlier than he moved to the Blues in a £45m permanent deal in August.
Chelsea are sixth within the Premier League, however will transfer as much as fourth in the event that they win at dwelling towards West Ham on Monday (20:00 GMT).
Milan, eighth in Serie A, play Roma within the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday and have a two-legged play-off towards Feyenoord within the Champions League this month.
