For the summer successive summer, Joao Felix’s future looks very uncertain. In 2023, he joined Barcelona on the final day of the transfer window, but while it cannot be ruled out that he returns to Catalonia, it’s also not a concrete possibility.
As things stand, Felix will return to Atletico Madrid next Friday (26/07) for pre-season, but neither he, Diego Simeone nor the club want this to happen. An exit will be sought before this date, and if a permanent sale were to happen, it would cost €60m, as per Marca.
🚨🇵🇹 Atlético Madrid wants €60m for João Félix, and only a transfer is considered. NO MORE LOANS!
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— Atletico Universe (@atletiuniverse) July 18, 2024
Furthermore, Atleti only considers selling Felix at this stage, as they aim to raise the funds required to make multiple big-money signings. This would certainly rule Barcelona out of the race, as they would only consider re-signing the Portuguese attacker on loan.
Aston Villa have emerged as strong candidates to sign Felix, and they could realistically afford the asking price set by Atletico Madrid. However, it would not necessarily represent good value for money, taking into account the level of performance that Felix has shown over the last few years.
No chance of any club paying that, possibly half €30m, his wages are ridiculously high so they’re stuck with him
No way far to much he is average at best looked shi t at Chelsea and don’t forget he has turned us down twice maybe three times so no thanks
So who would you choose for €60m? Felix or Niko Williams? Felix has proven himself to be a lazy player who has not yet matured into a scoring force at the highest level. His potential is running far out in front of his actual value at this point in his career. He needs to go someplace where he can play every game and build up a reputation as a goal scorer. The teams that could use him are also the teams who do not have the budget to afford him at Atletico’s dreams. I would give him a chance at Betis if the price dropped drastically.