Untimely elimination from the UEFA Champions League made managers of Atletico Madrid think about some players.

Financial losses due to the last place in the Champions League group cause changes in the strategy of the Madrid club “Atletico”, which will not even play in the Europa League in the spring.

Although they turned down a huge bid in the summer for the most expensive transfer in the club’s history, Madrid are now in talks with their rivals over a move for the star, who has been a deal breaker since arriving at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are negotiating the transfer of Joao Felix

At the age of 22, Joao Felix was bought by Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019 for a record €127.2 million, and since then the Portuguese has made 127 appearances, scoring 31 goals and providing 18 assists. In 2021, Joao Felix won the La Liga championship with Diego Simeone’s team.

This season’s early exit from European competition has sparked frustration among fans, who have also called for the resignation of Diego Simeone, the man who managed to disrupt Real and Barcelona’s dominance in La Liga.

As Onze reports, the decision is in the hands of Javi Hernandez’s team, which will play in the UEFA Spring Europa League for the second season in a row.

Barcelona have spent €150 million on transfers this summer and the signing of Joao Felix includes many variables for this move.

The Portuguese footballer’s market share is 70 million euros according to Transfermarkt. This season Joao Felix played 16 matches in which he scored only twice.

It is likely that depending on the results that Barcelona achieve this competitive season, we will witness the Catalans’ first offer for Joao Felix. This is expected to happen only from the summer of 2023.