Benfica are reportedly preparing to launch a cut-price approach to sign Chelsea outcast Joao Felix.
Felix joined Chelsea from Atletico Madrid in a deal worth £42million last summer, after previously enjoying a loan spell at Stamford Bridge in 2023.
Despite netting on his second debut for the Blues, the 25-year-old quickly fell down the pecking order in west London and ultimately spent the latter half of the campaign on loan in Serie A with AC Milan.
Enzo Maresca has since made clear his stance on Felix's future at the club, stripping the Portuguese of his squad number and leaving him out of Chelsea's squad for the Club World Cup.