Chelsea’s summer season spending spree continued with the acquisition of João Félix, who signed from Atlético Madrid in a deal value round £46.3m.
The deal means Enzo Maresca has now signed ten gamers throughout the present switch window in a bid to get the Stamford Bridge facet again into the Champions League through a prime 4 Premier League end this season.
The Italian has spent over £200m since taking cost, however would possibly he have overpaid for a number of gamers? Most notably, Felix.
João Félix’s market worth
The Portuguese star loved a strong, if unspectacular season at Barcelona throughout 2023/24. The previous Benfica sensation scored ten targets and grabbed six assists for the Catalan facet, hardly jaw-dropping statistics.
Regardless of curiosity from Aston Villa, it was clear when the Blues emerged as potential suitors for his signature, there was solely going to be one winner.
Felix spent the second half of the 2022/23 season on mortgage at Chelsea, scoring 4 occasions in 16 Premier League video games for the membership.
Has his kind over the earlier 18 months warranted a swoop for near £50m? Particularly when his market worth, in line with Transfermarkt, presently stands at €30m (£26m) on the time of writing.
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João Félix’s statistics in La Liga final season |
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Objectives |
7 |
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Assists |
3 |
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Huge possibilities created |
6 |
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Key passes per sport |
0.6 |
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Profitable dribbles per sport |
1 |
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Complete duels received per sport |
3.8 |
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Through Sofascore |
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Until his kind picks up throughout his time at Chelsea, this worth won’t improve, indicating one more participant the membership have overspent to signal.
One participant who has seen his worth soar since becoming a member of the Blues is Cole Palmer, and he’s value rather more than Felix.
Cole Palmer’s market worth at Chelsea
It was maybe a shock to everybody when Palmer made the transfer from Metropolis to Chelsea final summer season for £40m contemplating he had scored in his first two matches of the season for the Etihad facet.
Metropolis’s loss was Mauricio Pochettino’s achieve, nevertheless, because the Englishman loved a breakthrough season on the Blues. Not solely did he rating 27 occasions in all competitions, however the teenager grabbed an extra 15 assists, taking no time to settle in at Stamford Bridge,
The £130k-per-week starlet ranked within the prime 10% when in comparison with his positional friends within the Premier League final time period for assists, whole photographs, shot-creating actions and progressive passes per 90, underlining simply how spectacular he was in what was a poor season for the membership general.
Palmer was dubbed “elegant” by expertise scout Jacek Kulig in 2022, the previous Metropolis gem is swiftly changing into one of many most interesting gamers within the prime flight.
To mirror this, his market valuation has soared since he moved from Manchester to London. On the time of writing, Palmer is now value €80m (£68m) in line with Transfermarkt.
This determine is greater than double that of Felix’s present valuation – in addition to firmly forward of the £46.3m switch payment – indicating that Chelsea hit the jackpot by signing Palmer for £40m final yr.
If he continues his present kind, then this can certainly proceed to rise because the months go by, which may see the Blues safe an enormous revenue for him sooner or later.
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