Golden Boy s Fall: Once regarded as Ronaldo s successor, now he has been involved in many wealthy families and has become a "hot potato"

On June 29, AC Milan had already bid farewell to Felix on official Twitter, and he will return to Chelsea after playing for Milan on loan for half a season. Felix, 25, joined AC Milan on loan in February this year. He played in 21 games for Milan, with 3 goals and 1 assist.

Portuguese striker Felix was born on November 10, 1999 and is produced by Benfica Youth Training. In the 2018-19 season, Felix made 42 appearances for Benfica and scored 20 goals and assisted 8 times, performing excellently, becoming a hot star, and won the 2019 Golden Boy Award. In the summer of 2019, Atletico Madrid urgently needed to introduce an excellent striker to replace Griezmann. So Felix stood out among many competitors, and Atletico Madrid signed Felix, who was only 20 years old, for a sky-high price of 127.2 million euros.

However, after Felix came to Atletico Madrid, he never realized his talent. He played for Atletico Madrid in a total of 131 appearances and scored 34 goals and assisted 18 times in four seasons. Felix's performance has never been as expected by people. Later, I had a frustration with head coach Simeone due to playing time and other issues. In January 2023, Atletico Madrid joined Chelsea on loan, starting his wandering career. In the past two years, Felix has successively joined the four teams of Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Chelsea and AC Milan. In the summer of 2024, Atletico Madrid finally got rid of Felix, sold it to Chelsea for 52 million euros, and signed a seven-year contract. Theoretically, if it weren't for Gallagher's transfer with Chelsea, Felix wouldn't have sold this high, after all, his value in German transfer was only 30 million euros. But now Chelsea no longer has Felix's place, and his No. 14 jersey was previously arranged to new player Essugo. Felix's high salary made it difficult for him to find his next home. It is reported that Benfica is willing to give a quotation of 30 million euros, but the problem is that the players' salaries are too high, which is much higher than the team's salary.

Felix's decline to such a level at a young age is related to his emotional intelligence. He has a lower emotional intelligence in dealing with relationships with clubs and coaches. For example, he expressed his love for Barcelona while wearing Atletico, and celebrated after a fight against Atletico, which completely broke with Atletico and cut off his own way out. Of course, the most important thing is that he does not match the team's tactical system. Contemporary football generally pays attention to defense, while Felix's skill is delicate and his style is more technical and likes to display his personal abilities on the offensive end. Be lazy on the defensive end. Felix was asked to undertake a lot of defensive tasks on the field, which limited his performance on the offensive end and was unable to display his technical characteristics.

The current 25-year-old Felix's price is 20 million euros, and at the age of 19, Felix's maximum value reached 100 million euros. The former Golden Boy was regarded as Ronaldo's successor, but now he has reached the point where no one can ask for or no ball to play.