With Felix clearly not having a future at Chelsea, even being disregarded of their Fifa Membership World Cup squad this summer time, there was speak of him returning to Benfica.

An opportunity to go house 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 house. Someday I’ll return. I do not know if it is now or in a couple of years, but when it have been now I might 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 might must take a pay reduce 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 actually not the place you pictured him entering into these Benfica days,” stated Alves.

“Earlier this month, he advised native TV that he was inclined to return to the Lisbon giants. That made lots of sense – he can be, in spite of everything, reunited with the supervisor that took probably the most out of him in his profession thus far, 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 laborious sufficient, would not match the brand new place in soccer that has grow to be the predominant mannequin of our instances – 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 targets in 45 caps.

Alves added: “The sensation is these six months of unimaginable 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.”