The wish of Joao Felix (23 years old) is close to coming true. According to information from Sky Sport journalist Gianluca Di Marzio, FC Barcelona is in discussions with Atlético de Madrid to obtain the loan of the attacking midfielder. The Catalans are expected to pay between 7 and 8 million euros in the operation.
“My dream since I was a child”
Loaned to Chelsea between January and June, the former Benfica player did not convince in England. On his return, he then proclaimed his dream of wearing the colors of FC Barcelona. “I would love to play for Barça, he said in an interview. It has always been my dream since I was a child. It has always been my first choice and I would love to join Barça.”
His remarks provoked the anger of Atlético de Madrid supporters who violently expressed it on Monday during the reception of Granada (3-1). His name was booed at the announcement of the composition of the teams before the player was copiously insulted during the scrubbing at the end of the meeting. Joao Felix has never convinced with the Colchoneros since his transfer against 130 million euros in 2019. Diego Simeone, Madrid coach, had summoned him to the group for the resumption of the season while relegating him to the attacking hierarchy behind Antoine Griezmann, Alvaro Morata, Memphis Depay and Angel Correa.
His situation at Atlético seemed untenable between public aversion and his polemical statements. In March, he had thus addressed a spade to the style of play of Diego Simeone while he was loaned to Chelsea. “The way teams play in La Liga or in the Premier League is totally different, he confided. Chelsea are a team that likes to attack, have the ball, dominate the game. That’s the game I like to play. Here , I’m more free to move on the pitch: that’s how I want to play and I love it!”
Original article published on RMC Sport
2023-08-18 05:05:27
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