‘Fans gave me a chant straight away, but I never got one at Atletico’ Joao Felix reveals why he wants to STAY at Chelsea
JOAO FELIX has hinted he may stay at Chelsea when his loan transfer ends.
The Portuguese ace is on loan from Atletico Madrid until the end of the season.
Felix has scored once in his three Premier League appearances so far and will be hoping to add to his tally when Chelsea take on Tottenham on Sunday.
What is bound to help him is how he feels playing in his position, with Felix declaring he enjoys the role handed to him by boss Graham Potter.
Speaking to , Felix said: "The position I play, and the way we play at Chelsea is different to Atletico.
"Clearly I have more freedom to put my football into practice, to be at my best to help the team.
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"I feel good playing here. It's just a matter of getting results and it will be perfect."
Felix has also revealed how Blues fans chanting giving him a chant has endeared him to the club compared to his time in Spain.
He added: "I spent three and a half years at Atletico and I never had a chant.
"Here in the first game I had one, but here it's normal, they've got one for almost every player. It was funny."
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Chelsea have won just two of their last 14 Premier League fixtures, and are winless from their last five games in all competitions.
This poor run has left the club down in 10th in the league and on the brink of Champions League elimination.
A lack of firepower is the club's main Achilles heel, despite an outlay of £600million in the last two windows.
Indeed, Chelsea have outperformed their opponents on Expected Goals in five of their last six Prem fixtures, but scored just three times.
However, Potter has revealed a conversation he has had with senior players to help with their attacking play.
He said: "[We need] a strong performance. We need three points. It's a game we're looking forward too. Training and response been really good.
"We've spoken about it with individuals and as a group as to how to attack against Tottenham.
"They are a team that don't give much away, defend deep, we'll have to think about that."