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Chelsea set to beat Man United and Arsenal to sign Joao Felix as they reach a verbal agreement with Atletico Madrid over a £9m loan deal, with Blues eyeing MORE January signings for Graham Potter

Chelsea have reached a verbal agreement to sign Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid.

Sportsmail understands that Chelsea will pay a loan fee of around £9m, which is well below the £13.25m Atletico initially wanted, and they will cover his wages for the rest of the season.

Felix has been linked with Manchester United and Arsenal but Chelsea's project is reportedly appealing to him.

Chelsea have struck a verbal agreement for the loan signing of Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid

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