"Mission to London. Mendes at Chelsea: wants to unlock João Félix to Milan"
This is the headline in this morning’s La Gazzetta dello Sport, which explains that last night, Jorge Mendes, the agent of the Portuguese forward, flew to the English capital to negotiate directly with the Blues' executives.
The well-known agent is trying until the end of the winter transfer window to convince the London club to let his client join Milan on loan.
It won’t be easy, not only because time is running out, but especially because the two clubs need to find common ground. Milan greatly values João Félix and would be delighted to bring him to Sergio Conceição, but the Rossoneri are not willing to take him while covering an expensive loan fee, his salary until June 30 (amounting to €2.3 million plus bonuses), and the deal’s commissions. Chelsea, on the other hand, is not open to letting him go for free, not even for six months. Therefore, Mendes will have to carry out significant diplomatic work to reach an agreement between the parties, as relayed via Milannews.it.
