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Rui Costa admits Benfica is difficult to reunite with Joao Felix

4:42am, 16 June 2025【Football】

When we look at Joao Felix's career in recent years, it can be said to be a typical example of "opening high and closing low". He was born from Benfica and joined Atletico Madrid with a net worth of over 100 million euros. But since then, he has not really played out in Atletico Madrid, Chelsea or AC Milan, and has been in a very "lost" state.

There is huge pressure brought by the sky-high transfer fee that year, but more core is still a problem of "tactical adaptability". He is a player who needs ball rights and freedom, but neither Simeone nor other coaches later were able to create a tactical system for him that was completely centered on him.

Now, he has completely lost his position at Chelsea. His old boss Benfica is willing to let him go back to "restart" his career. But Benfica Chairman Rui Costa also made it clear: We welcome you, but we can't afford your salary and high transfer fees in the Premier League. So, now the multiple-choice questions are completely handed over to Felix himself. Is he willing to continue to wander among wealthy families for the sake of money, or is he willing to take the initiative to cut his salary significantly, return to the most familiar and shining starting point, and complete the "redemption" of his career.

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