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Joao Félix arrived at Barça on the last day of the market. He did it on loan from Atlético de Madrid. For one season and without purchase option . The Portuguese fulfilled a dream and the president of the Barça club, Joan Laporta, always in love with his game, did the same .
The operation was closed after a three-party agreement, assuming risk and risking it by the three parties: Joao Félix, Barça and Atlético de Madrid .
The Portuguese decided to gamble because his wish was to play for Barça. He already was about to do it two seasons ago, but then it was not possible. If he had been for money, he would have accepted an offer from Saudi Arabia , but he wanted to dress as a blaugrana.
For this reason, he agreed to collect only 400,000 gross euros from Barça this season plus some bonuses for titles . He is sure that his game will fit into Xavi’s team and that his career will be revalued. He is only 23 years old and has a lot of football ahead of him. His goal is to offer optimal performance and convince the Barça club to sign him next summer .
Barça has also played it with this operation. Joao Félix has always been one of Laporta’s favorite players . He already tried to get me to the Camp Nou two summers ago. His arrival was negotiated as part of the operation that brought Griezmann back to Atlético de Madrid, but Miguel Ángel Marín was opposed to losing the Portuguese.
Laporta has achieved it this time with beneficial economic conditions and convinced that he will give the team a lot this season . Of course, with a risk. By not paying anything to Atlético de Madrid for the transfer, he has not obtained a purchase option. If Joao Félix triumphs, the future transfer may be more expensive.
And Atlético de Madrid has also taken risks in this operation. The ‘colchoneros’ had a problem with Joao Félix, who was not part of Diego Simeone’s plans, a coach with whom he has not gotten along. They have solved it with the departure of the Portuguese to Barça, but not in the desired conditions.
Before dressing as a Barça player, the Portuguese renewed two years with Atlético de Madrid, until June 30, 2029 . The player made sure to earn in those two years what he will stop earning this season and the ‘mattress’ club spaced out the amortization that Barça has not been able to pay him. He was playing for Joao Félix to revalue himself dressed as a Barça player.
Without a purchase option on the part of the Catalan club, if the Portuguese triumphs, he will have a strong position in a negotiation for a future transfer , knowing that the attacker’s termination clause is 350 million euros and that Atlético de Madrid paid for he 127 million to Benfica in 2019.
Source: Sport
