VIDEO: Straight to work for Joao Felix: Chelsea flop already training alongside Cristiano Ronaldo at Al-Nassr despite €50m transfer announcement still pending

Felix's permanent move to the Saudi Pro League side hasn't actually been formally announced, even though the player has already linked up with his new teammates during their pre-season training camp in Austria.

After a disastrous second spell at Chelsea morphed into a mid-season loan to AC Milan, Felix was originally thought to be keen on heading back to boyhood team Benfica. But joining Al-Nassr at least comes with an enormous financial incentive that promises to more than double his annual salary to the equivalent of €17.5 million (£15m/$20m). Chelsea will pocket up to €50m (£44m/$58m) on the deal, including €30m (£26m/$35m) guaranteed. If all add-ons are triggered, the Blues will more or less break even on their highly questionable decision to re-sign Felix for big money last summer.

Al-Nassr haven't been Saudi Arabian champions since 2018-19, which is something the club is desperate to address, not least because Cristiano Ronaldo has been persuaded to extend his career with the club in pursuit of silverware they are yet to deliver. Felix, for his problems making a consistent impact in Europe over the past few seasons, should help with that.