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Atletico Madrid strip Joao Felix of No.7 shirt
Following his loan spell at Chelsea, Joao Felix has been stripped of the No.7 shirt at Atletico Madrid, with Antoine Griezmann reclaiming the jersey. The Portuguese forward joined Atleti in 2019 for a significant fee of €126 million. However, he has struggled to make a substantial impact in the Spanish capital. As a result, he was loaned out to Chelsea for the second half of the 2022-23 season, where he scored four goals in 20 appearances.
The future of Felix at Atletico Madrid remains uncertain, and if he decides to stay at the Wanda Metropolitano, he will have to choose a new squad number since his No.7 shirt has been given to World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann. Griezmann previously wore the No.7 during his first stint at Atletico before moving to Barcelona and subsequently returning to his former club in October 2022 on a permanent basis.
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It is unlikely that Chelsea will pursue a permanent move for Felix, as they have already secured the signings of Christopher Nkunku and Nicolas Jackson during the summer transfer window. Felix himself commented on his plans shortly before the conclusion of the 2022-23 Premier League season, though his exact intentions were not mentioned in the provided information: “I don’t know yet my future. It’s a top club. Everyone in the club was very good to me, my team-mates [have been] unbelievable. And I really like to be here.”