With Felix clearly not having a future at Chelsea, even being neglected of their Fifa Membership World Cup squad this summer season, there was discuss of him returning to Benfica.
An opportunity to go residence and attempt to rediscover the magic from the beginning of his profession. The romantic transfer.
“The entire world is aware of that Benfica is my favorite workforce. It is my residence. Sooner or later I’ll return. I do not know if it is now or in a couple of years, but when it have been now I’d be very comfortable. There are two choices: both I keep in England or I return to Benfica,” he stated earlier in July., exterior
Benfica boss Bruno Lage warned publicly that Felix may should take a pay minimize to make the transfer occur.
And… as an alternative, he’s off to Saudi Arabia and Al-Nassr, the place he’ll play underneath ex-Benfica boss Jorge Jesus and alongside Portugal legend Ronaldo.
“No matter how a lot effort his PR workforce does [about those Portuguese links] – that was definitely not the place you pictured him stepping into these Benfica days,” stated Alves.
“Earlier this month, he instructed native TV that he was inclined to return to the Lisbon giants. That made a variety of sense – he could be, in spite of everything, reunited with the supervisor that took essentially the most out of him in his profession to date, Bruno Lage. “
Balague stated: “We are saying [in Spain] head of a rat as an alternative of tail of a lion.
“He isn’t constant sufficient, would not work exhausting sufficient, would not match the brand new place in soccer that has change into the predominant mannequin of our occasions – as a result of it requires tasks and obligations he is not keen to do.”
Felix has gained two Nations Leagues with Portugal and scored 9 objectives in 45 caps.
Alves added: “The sensation is these six months of unbelievable soccer at Benfica would be the greatest you’ve got seen from him. That is why it is so irritating to see him heading at 25 to Saudi soccer.”
