{"id":11410,"date":"2025-07-06T04:49:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T08:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/06\/the-place-im-leaning-the-most-chelsea-star-drops-a-big-hint-to-the-next-destination\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T04:49:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T08:49:02","slug":"the-place-im-leaning-the-most-chelsea-star-drops-a-big-hint-to-the-next-destination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/06\/the-place-im-leaning-the-most-chelsea-star-drops-a-big-hint-to-the-next-destination\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;The place I&#8217;m leaning the most&#8230;&#8221; &#8211; Chelsea Star drops a big hint to the next destination"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/06\/the-place-im-leaning-the-most-chelsea-star-drops-a-big-hint-to-the-next-destination\/#Joao_Felix_Fuel_talks_about_the_possibility_that_Benfica_will_return_this_summer\" >Joao Felix Fuel talks about the possibility that Benfica will return this summer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/06\/the-place-im-leaning-the-most-chelsea-star-drops-a-big-hint-to-the-next-destination\/#A_lot_of_exits_at_Chelsea_this_summer\" >A lot of exits at Chelsea this summer?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chelsea&#8217;s attack on midfielder Joao Felix dropped a major hint that he is keen to seal his move to former club Benfica this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Catch off side<\/em> Recently, I reported that Felix had made progress in a meeting with Benfica about his signature this summer, but now Portugal International has confirmed his interest.<\/p>\n<p>Felix had two spells at Chelsea, but neither was particularly impressive, lending it to AC Milan for the second half of last season at the age of 25.<\/p>\n<p>Now it&#8217;s likely that Chelsea will try to offload Felix, and the player himself told Koreoio da Manha that Benfica was probably his first choice.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Joao_Felix_Fuel_talks_about_the_possibility_that_Benfica_will_return_this_summer\"><\/span>Joao Felix Fuel talks about the possibility that Benfica will return this summer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joao Felix in Action for Loan Club AC MilanLast season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When asked whether the second spell at Benfica would appeal to him, Felix said:<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen whether the deal can be hit, but this certainly looks like something to watch, and it could be the best option for the Blues&#8217; misfit.<\/p>\n<p>Felix looked truly strange in his youth at Benfica, but since then his career has not progressed as expected.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to know for sure if he can revive his career now, but Felix is \u200b\u200bprobably good to go back to where he began to see if he&#8217;s regained confidence and looks a bit happy on the pitch.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_lot_of_exits_at_Chelsea_this_summer\"><\/span>A lot of exits at Chelsea this summer?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Felix probably isn&#8217;t the only one off-roaded by Chelsea this summer.<\/p>\n<p>The West London giant has already made many new signatures, bringing in Joao Pedro, Jamie Gittens and Liam Delap.<\/p>\n<p>That certainly means that by shifting some of the current players, they need to make more space with their team.<\/p>\n<p>One of the other main names to watch looks like Noni Maduke, along with athletic reports that Arsenal is pursuing Chelsea and the British winger.<\/p>\n<p>The Telegraph also reports on the potential for Chelsea sales, among those who are likely to see Armando Bruha, Axel Disassi and Ben Chilwell become available.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea&#8217;s attack on midfielder Joao Felix dropped a major hint that he is keen to seal his move to former club Benfica this summer. 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