Joao Felix has been brutally slammed with the Chelsea forward enduring a difficult start to his AC Milan loan spell.
The Portuguese joined the Italian giants from Chelsea until the end of the season on deadline day with a view to giving his career the shot in the arm it needs.
GettyFelix has been told he is ‘as handsome as he is useless’[/caption]
GettyMilan boss Sergio Conceicao was also slammed by an Italian journalist[/caption]
His loan move came about despite only joining the Blues permanently in the summer, penning a deal until 2031.
However, he is now three weeks into his spell with Milan in Serie A, and is struggling.
Felix played 70 minutes in his side’s 2-1 away defeat to Torino on Saturday before being replaced by Riccardo Sottil.
The result leaves Milan seventh in the table, eight points adrift of the top four.
With the club currently missing out on European qualification, Italian journalist Fabio Ravezzani has slammed Felix on social media.
He also took aim at manager Sergio Conceicao, who replaced Paulo Fonseca as boss in December on an 18-month deal.
In a post on X, Ravezzani wrote: “Everything is going wrong at Milan.
“Joao Felix is as handsome as he is useless, [Malick] Thiaw is no better than Fikayo Tomori and taking off [Rafael] Leao, unless he is injured, is foolish.
“Conceicao is causing more damage than hail. The directors failed in choosing the second coach.”
Felix scored on his Milan debut earlier this month but has failed to score or assist in his five subsequent appearances.
GettyFelix has scored once in six appearances since joining Milan on loan[/caption]
GettyThe forward played 70 minutes in Saturday’s loss to Torino[/caption]
Despite struggling to add to his tally, the 25-year-old recently welcomed the possibility of making his move permanent.
Asked about his long-term future with Milan, he told reporters: “For now, I’m on loan until June, we’ll see how it goes.
“I’m liking everything: the club, the people, the infrastructure.
“My family and I have received a great welcome and I want to be in a place where I feel good.
“Things can change in football, but if there’s the chance to stay here, I’d like that.”
Meanwhile, Conceicao has won eight of his 15 matches in charge across all competitions.
Those victories include a pair of wins to clinch the Super Cup in January.
He was unable to keep Milan in the Champions League last week, though.
The seven-time winners were knocked out by Feyenoord, losing 2-1 on aggregate to their Dutch opponents.