MANSHETER, England (AP) — Joanne Felix increased total transfer costs to around $260 million on Tuesday.
Portuguese forwards are working with compatriot Cristiano Ronaldojoined from Chelsea to report an initial fee of 30 million euros ($34.6 million) and signed a two-year contract.
“I’m here to spread joy. Let’s win together,” Felix shared on Al Nassl’s social media channels in a video announcing his arrival.
He is Europe’s newest star player and moved to Saudi Arabia, as part of the kingdom’s bid. Major Power In soccer. However, his transfer Club World Cup winner Chelsea holds the fourth-most expensive signature record in history, but is the latest in a long move for a player who failed to live up to the expectations he placed early in his career.
Only 25 years old, Felix has time to hit the height he appears to be destined to join Spanish giants Atletico Madrid $140 million from Benfica 2019. However, his career has since stagnated with a string of loans to Chelsea, Barcelona, and recently to the top teams who have not been able to see him establish himself among the very elite.
According to Transfer Date’s website TransferMarkt, Félix is listed as Neymar (222 million euros ($256 million), Kylian Mbappe (180m Euros ($228 million)), Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele (both 135 million euros ($155.8 million).
His value has dropped significantly – joining Chelsea for the reported $60 million last year, and his fees have been nearly halfway to join Al Nassr again.
The transition to Saudi Arabia is not guaranteed to rekindle his career. Some people have flourished, including Ronaldo and Alexander Mitrovich, but after Neymar spent his time in Al Giral, Jordan Henderson and John Duran only stayed for a few months.
Al Nassr hopes that Félix’s arrival will win the title it has been waiting for since signing Ronaldo in an epic move in late 2022.
Portuguese greatness helped raise the Saudi football profile and continued to score with fertility rates, but he had to see the champions crowned with rivals Al Ithihad (twice) and Al Hilal during his time in the league.
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