Chelsea condemned after unveiling Joao Felix signing in the WRONG language

Chelsea’s new signing Joao Felix hasn’t exactly received the reception he would have hoped for at his new club, after the Blues greeted him in the wrong language on Wednesday.

Following the expiration of his contract to join Chelsea until the end of the season, the team’s Twitter account welcomed him to Stamford Bridge in Spanish, despite the fact that the loanee from Atlético Madrid is a 28-time cap for Portugal. .

Felix spoke of his happiness at having joined Graham Potter’s side on Wednesday and wasted no time in joining training with his new club, with fans hoping the 23-year-old can end his trend of renowned flops in the lead.

Félix officially became a Chelsea player on 11 January, after the club agreed to pay a £9 million loan fee, as well as pay his full £5.3 million salary during his spell in West London. London.

However, in announcing his arrival, the Chelsea account tweeted: ‘#HolaFelix’, ‘Hola’ being the Spanish word for hello, rather than the Portuguese ‘Ola’.

And while the club were quick to share several new snaps of his latest arrival, the usual hashtag was nowhere to be seen.

And fans were quick to catch the mistake, writing: ‘#HelloFelix’ guys you might want to verify your nationality.

Another added: ‘For God’s sake, it’s not even Spanish… Why is the hashtag #HolaFélix trending? I just realized.

And a third said: ‘Don’t be mad at #HelloFélix. It’s normal for Irish teams not to know the difference.’

A fourth Twitter user stated: ‘They think Spanish is spoken in Portugal. Considering that it is an English club, it is not surprising.

But to one follower, it was clearly an unforgivable mistake, causing them to write: ‘Just fire this media team.’

The Portuguese star has had an uneven time in the Spanish capital, ever since he became one of the most expensive players in history after his £114m transfer from Benfica to Wanda Metropolitano.

Despite showing glimpses of the promise and potential that caught the eye of Diego Simeone’s side in 2019, Félix is ​​yet to conquer La Liga.

His best return to Atleti’s iconic rojiblancas stripes are 13 contributions in the 2020-21 league season (seven goals, six assists), often deployed in an attacking partnership in the Argentine manager’s favorite 4-4-2 formation.

And this season has been no different, with the 23-year-old managing just four goals and three assists in La Liga in 14 appearances, although his World Cup performances suggested there is still a lot to come from him.

However, there will be plenty of pressure on his shoulders to deliver for Potter’s side, who sit 10th in the league and have been goalless at times so far this campaign.

They have the fewest goals in the top half of the table, with Raheem Sterling’s six goals topping the list of top scorers, followed by five from Kai Havertz.