Unlike other players, Joao Felix took advantage of the World Cup in Qatar to redeem himself and prove what many already know: he’s a world-class superstar, but he needs confidence to shine. Something he could not do at Atlético de Madrid, by not getting along with Diego Pablo Simeone, and playing in a way that does not benefit him at all in order to achieve his fantastic conditions
Between this, his lack of continuity, and the fact that his relationship with the Argentine coach is completely torn, as confirmed by Miguel Angel Gil Marín, his departure from Civitas Metropolitano is considered safe. They need to raise money to make up for the failure that meant they were excluded from European competition early, and one of the biggest candidates to leave is the former Benfica and Porto player
With the sale of Matheus Kona to Wolverhampton Wanderers almost closed, it is now the turn of the 2019 Golden Boy winner, the most expensive signing in the history of the Matalacera entity. They paid €126m for it, an investment that never paid off, which is why they are now looking to recoup practically what they paid then, over three years ago. And he has no shortage of suitors
For example, Barcelona was placed among them. Joan Laporta admires Joao Felix, and seemed fully convinced that under the orders of Xavi Hernandez he would be able to exploit his full potential, and become one of the best strikers on the planet. Alas, the price that Atleti demanded to open the doors for him, more than 80 kilos, made it practically impossible to think that he would end up wearing the blaugrana
Especially considering that Enrique Cerezo wants to get rid of the 23-year-old in January. At the Camp Nou, they only thought of his arrival in June, and at a much easier cost
Arsenal, the biggest candidate to host Joao Felix
A situation that gave an advantage to the rest of the clubs that include Joao Felix on their agenda, such as Paris Saint-Germain or Manchester United, who are looking for a guaranteed replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo. Although they are now positioning Arsenal as the main favourites
Mikel Arteta has become obsessed with the Portuguese, and hopes that he will be able to land at the Emirates Stadium in the winter market, to strengthen the team, and thus compensate for the absence of Gabriel Jesus, who was injured recently, and will be absent several times. The weeks go down
