Frank Leboeuf hopes Chelsea can sell Mason Mount and Christian Pulisic in order to sign Joao Felix

Former Chelsea defender Frank Leboeuf has said he hopes Chelsea can sign Joao Felix this summer – and even suggested two players may be looking to offload to help them in their quest.

Felix has been a revelation since joining on loan from Atletico Madrid in the summer, moving into English football quickly, despite being sent off on his first Fulham debut.

Amid a finally impressive run for Graham Potter’s side as they won three in a row and came close to reaching four against Everton over the weekend, the Portuguese was instrumental and was lauded by his teammates and manager alike. Offers and application.

Talking to ESPNLeboeuf said he thought Felix was a “fantastic” player and Chelsea should do everything they can to try to take over permanently.

“Joao Felix is ​​a great player,” he said. “I think he’s the most dangerous player, most entertaining player, most technical player at Chelsea at the moment. He’s been very consistent too, almost in every game he makes.

Frank Leboeuf has urged Chelsea to offload players this summer so they can sign Joao Felix on a permanent basis

The former Chelsea defender suggested names that could be used as the strongest quality for money

Leboeuf offered Christian Pulisic and Mason Mount as two sellable players

Hopefully Chelsea can sell a few players – maybe Pulisic and Mount – and can then get Felix on a permanent basis.

There will be a lot of money, and this is the only concern of the owners. But as far as a football player is concerned, I would like to sign him.

The Portugal international, who became a record signing for Atletico Madrid when he joined from Benfica in 2019 for £113, has fallen out of favor with the Spanish club after a highly publicized falling out with manager Diego Simeone.

The club chose to support the Argentina coach, considering it necessary to transfer Félix, at least temporarily, to try to fix the situation.

“The way to play here and in my team is different,” Felix said after Portugal beat Switzerland 6-1 at the World Cup. When conditions are right, things go better. The joy is different.

Meanwhile, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, president of Atletico Madrid in December, explained the difficulties in the player-manager relationship.

Enzo Fernandes recently hailed Felix’s performance with Chelsea after an impressive first few months

The Portuguese scored his second goal for the Blues last weekend with a goal against Everton

Joao Felix left Atletico Madrid in January after a break in relations with the coach

“I think he is a world-class player, but for reasons not worth entering now, the relationship between him and ‘the master’ (Diego Simeone) is not good, nor is his motivation,” Miguel Angel Gil told Marin last month.

Enzo Fernandes has been on record with his admiration for Felix, and has publicly admitted that he hopes Chelsea will do everything they can to ensure he is at the club next season.

“When you’re dealing with someone off the field, on the field it helps to have that special connection,” Fernandez said last month.

‘He’s a great player, isn’t he?’ great player. He has a lot of abilities and qualities.

He’s a key player for us, an important player and he’s on loan. Let’s hope Chelsea can do everything they can to keep him by June, that would be great.