Confirmed: Joao Felix to wear No. 14 at Chelsea

Joao Felix will don the No. 14 jersey at Chelsea as he begins his second stint at Stamford Bridge.

The club confirmed the news on Wednesday, announcing the £42.6 million permanent signing of the Portuguese forward from Atletico Madrid.

Felix, 24, previously spent the second half of the 2022/23 season on loan at Chelsea before moving to Barcelona for a year.

Now, he returns to the Blues on a seven-year contract, becoming the club’s tenth summer signing and pushing their transfer spending past the £200 million mark.

Expressing his excitement, Felix said, “I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea and I can’t wait to get started. I can see some familiar faces from the last time I was here, which is always nice.”

Felix’s return to Chelsea follows Conor Gallagher’s move to Atletico Madrid earlier on Wednesday, closing a busy transfer window between the two clubs.

During his previous spell at Chelsea, Felix scored four goals in 20 appearances, recovering from a red card on his debut.