Joao Felix took his whole switch value to round $260 million on Tuesday (July 29, 2025) when finishing his newest transfer — this time to Saudi Arabian membership Al Nassr.
The Portugal ahead has teamed up with compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, becoming a member of from Chelsea for a reported preliminary payment of €30 million ($34.6 million) and signing a two-year contract.
“I’m here to spread joy. Let’s win together,” Felix stated in a video saying his arrival, shared on Al Nassr’s social media channels.
He is the most recent star participant from Europe to transfer to Saudi Arabia as a part of the dominion’s bid to turn out to be a significant pressure in soccer. But his switch from Club World Cup-winning Chelsea is the most recent in a protracted line of strikes for a participant who holds the file for the fourth costliest signing in historical past, however has failed to stay up to the expectations positioned on him so early in his profession.
Still solely 25, Felix has time to hit the heights he appeared destined for when becoming a member of Spanish big Atletico Madrid from Benfica for $140 million in 2019. But his profession has stalled since then with a collection of loans to high groups together with Chelsea, Barcelona and most lately AC Milan failing to see him set up himself among the many very elite.
According to Transfermarkt, Felix is behind solely Neymar (€222 million), Kylian Mbappe (€180 million) and Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele (each €135 million) on the listing of highest switch charges in soccer.
His worth has dropped considerably — becoming a member of Chelsea for a reported $60 million final yr, with his payment nearly halving once more to be a part of Al Nassr.
The transfer to Saudi Arabia isn’t assured to reignite his profession. While some have flourished, together with the likes of Ronaldo and Aleksandar Mitrovic, Neymar left after an injury-disrupted time at Al-Hilal and Jordan Henderson and Jhon Duran solely stayed for months earlier than transferring on.
Al Nassr will hope Felix’s arrival will see it win the title it has been ready for since signing Ronaldo in a spectacular transfer late in 2022.
While the Portugal nice has helped elevate the profile of Saudi Arabian soccer and continued to rating at a prolific fee, he has had to watch rivals Al Ittihad (twice) and Al-Hilal topped champion throughout his time in the league.
