Joao Félix celebrating his goal against Ghana in the World Cup

JOAO FÉLIX ARRIVES FROM ATLÉTICO

OFFICIAL: Barça puts an end to the 'soap opera' and confirms the signing of Joao Félix

Published:1/09/2023 - 22:13h

Updated:2/09/2023 - 00:17h

Barça's social networks have confirmed that in the offices they have reached an agreement with Atlético de Madrid for Joao Félix. The player will be under the command of Xavi Hernández and will seek to earn a place in the starting eleven

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The official channels of the FC Barcelona have confirmed that the sportive direction has arrived to an agreement with the Athletic of Madrid by Joao Félix. The attacker recalará in the discipline of Xavi Hernández with the aim to be leading and show that it is for big things in LaLiga after the 'culebrónes' with the Madrilenian and the 'Cholo' Simeone.

To his 23 years, will join to the first Barcelona team in an agreement of simple cession without option of purchase stipulated in his agreement. Besides, it has accepted to reduce his emolumentos to fit inside the economic parameters of the culés, although still desconoce which were the agreed terms with the colchoneros with regard to the distribution of the payment of his wage.

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Joao Félix has a lot that show

It is important to remember that the Portuguese is the most expensive signing in the history of the Athletic (127 million euros) and still has not showed that it have cost such investment. The past campaign was yielded in Chelsea from February and only contested 16 parties with an average of 58' minutes in each one of them. Besides, it saw door in four opportunities and did not deliver any assistance to his mates.

However, the wish of the footballer is to put end to his stage in Madrid and join up to the style of game of the Barça in search to recover that version that dazzled to Europe when it still belonged to the Benfica. In that last campaign in Portugal, contested 43 official parties in all the competitions, annotating 20 goals and delivering 11 passes of goal.

Direct relief of Ansu Fati

Like this the things, Joao Félix will have another opportunity far of the Athletic and will be the Barcelona the one who could explode to the maximum his potential on the terrains of game. A priori, it will be the direct relief of Ansu Fati inside the staff and will compete face to face with Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal by a place in the alignments. 'Ez' Abde Also is like alternative inside the staff, although his stay in the club will define in these last hours of market.

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