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  • Chelsea Sign Amougou After Felix Moves To Milan On Loan

    Chelsea Sign Amougou After Felix Moves To Milan On Loan

    AC Milan have signed Portuguese forward Joao Felix from Chelsea on loan for the rest of the season, while Chelsea have brought in French midfielder Mathis Amougou from Saint-Etienne on an eight-year contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.

    British media reports said Amougou, 19, joined Chelsea for a fee of about 12 million pounds ($14.98 million).

    Felix joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in August on a seven-year deal for a reported fee of 46 million pounds ($57.16 million), but the 25-year-old has struggled for game time in his second spell with the Premier League club.

    Since his arrival at Chelsea, Felix has started just three league games despite scoring on his club debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers — his only league goal this season.

    At Milan, Felix will work with Portuguese coach Sergio Conceicao.

    France U-19 international Amougou, who joined Saint-Etienne as a youth player in 2021, has made 17 Serie A appearances for newly-promoted side this season.

    “It’s an honour for me to sign for such a big club like Chelsea. They believe in young players and the process they have in place to develop us is fantastic,” Amougou said in a statement.

    Milan, who drew 1-1 with Inter Milan in Sunday’s derby, are eighth in the Serie A and play AS Roma in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia on Wednesday. Chelsea, fourth in the Premier League, visit Brighton & Hove Albion for an FA Cup tie on Saturday.
    (Reuters)
  • AC Milan Agree Deal To Sign Manchester City Captain Kyle Walker On Loan

    AC Milan Agree Deal To Sign Manchester City Captain Kyle Walker On Loan

    MANCHESTER, United Kingdom, Jan 23 – Italian club AC Milan have agreed a deal to sign Manchester City captain Kyle Walker on loan for the remainder of the season.

    The agreement includes an option to buy the defender in the summer when the loan deal comes to an end.

    Walker, who has made 316 appearances for City, will now travel to Italy for a medical.

    The full-back last featured for City against West Ham on 4 January, after which he told manager Pep Guardiola he wanted to explore his options around a potential move abroad.

    The 34-year-old prefers a move to Italy, rather than the Saudi Pro League where he was initially linked with.

    AC Milan have also been linked with Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford but registration rules in Italy mean they are only able to sign one player from the UK during the current transfer window.

    Walker has been part of all six Premier League title wins at City under Pep Guardiola, having joined the club from Tottenham in 2017 in a £50m deal.

    The right-back, who has 93 caps for England, was named City’s joint-captain in 2023.

    He was part of a five-player leadership group elected by his team-mates before the 2023-24 season.

    City have made three signings so far in the January transfer window, spending about £123m.

    Egypt forward Omar Marmoush joined from Bundesliga club Frankfurt for an initial fee of £59m on Thursday, following the signings of Vitor Reis from Palmeiras for £30m and Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens for £33.6m.