{"id":624021,"date":"2023-05-31T15:56:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=624021"},"modified":"2023-05-31T15:57:39","modified_gmt":"2023-05-31T19:57:39","slug":"chelsea-mauricio-pochettino-joao-felix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/31\/chelsea-mauricio-pochettino-joao-felix\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Pochettino Has Decided&#8217;: Poch Makes First Major Chelsea Transfer Decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As reported by a number of reputable sources including <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1663510967123165187\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a>, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has decided against making Joao Felix&#8217;s loan spell in London permanent.<\/p>\n<p>The news came from a representative of his parent club Atletico Madrid, as the club&#8217;s president Enrique Cerezo spoke on the forward&#8217;s future. It is directly stated that the new manager has caused this decision as Romano reports that &#8220;Pochettino has decided&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Permanent\u00a0Joao Felix Deal Rejected by Mauricio Pochettino<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ro\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd35 Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix will NOT stay at Chelsea next season. Pochettino has decided, Jo\u00e3o returns to Atl\u00e9ti.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have been informed that Poch does not count with Jo\u00e3o F\u00e9lix for Chelsea. He will return here, we\u2019ll see\u2026 we\u2019ve nothing planned\u201d, Atl\u00e9tico president Cerezo has announced. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/81i7fYauWG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/81i7fYauWG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1663510967123165187?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Atletico President Confirms Return<\/h3>\n<p>The media were informed of the Blues&#8217; stance on Portuguese International through some direct comments from Atletico president Cerezo: &#8220;We have been informed that Pochettino does not count with Joao Felix for Chelsea. He will return here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In regards to the 23-year-old&#8217;s future, Cerezo added, &#8220;We&#8217;ll see&#8230;we have nothing planned.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe comments cast a shade of doubt over the forward&#8217;s immediate future, but they do confirm that his spell at Stamford Bridge is over.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/29\/chelsea-really-pushing-manuel-ugarte\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Chelsea &#8216;Really Pushing&#8217; for Midfield &#8216;Destroyer&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pochettino&#8217;s decision was probably influenced by a number of factors, including the forward&#8217;s underwhelming spell at the club following his arrival in the winter transfer window.<\/p>\n<h3>Joao Felix failed to make an impression at Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"qQkX4qbfRzFWfQ_XT8c6kQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1493287961\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'qQkX4qbfRzFWfQ_XT8c6kQ',sig:'A0RMkAfF4ue-gdP2liur7kD-r61l-u1Bg8yyJP7qtws=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1493287961',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite his mercurial talents, Felix was ultimately unable to have a positive impact on Chelsea&#8217;s misfiring front line. The forward managed to score just four goals across 20 Premier League appearances, all while failing to provide a single assist.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/31\/chelsea-inter-romelu-lukaku\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Shares Exciting Chelsea Transfer Update With \u00a3325k P\/W Player Sale Talks Set to Start<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his spell at the Bridge, there were occasional flashes of quality, but the end product always seemed to be missing. Lacklustre finishing and under-hit passes were a common feature across his 4-month-long spell at the club, and as a result, the team appear to have decided against making his move permanent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As reported by a number of reputable sources including Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino has decided against making Joao Felix&#8217;s loan spell in London permanent. The news came from a representative of his parent club Atletico Madrid, as the club&#8217;s president Enrique Cerezo spoke on the forward&#8217;s future. 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