Chelsea midfielder Joao Felix is close to completing a six-month loan move to Serie A club AC Milan.
The Blues will receive a £5m loan fee if the deal goes through, while there would be no obligation for Milan to buy the player in the summer.
Felix, a 25-year-old Portuguese international, has only started three Premier League matches this season, though he regularly features in cup competitions.
He has scored seven goals in 2024-25—one in the 6-2 league win over Wolves in August, two goals apiece in Conference League matches against Panathinaikos and Noah, and a double against League Two Morecambe in the FA Cup.
Felix began his career at Benfica and moved for £113m to Atletico Madrid in July 2019, a deal which at the time was the fifth-most expensive transfer in history.
He had spells on loan at Chelsea and Barcelona before moving to the Blues in a £45m permanent deal in August.
Chelsea are sixth in the Premier League but will move up to fourth if they win at home against West Ham on Monday.
Milan, eighth in Serie A, play Roma in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday and have a two-legged play-off against Feyenoord in the Champions League this month.
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