Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix reportedly wants to leave the LaLiga outfit after losing patience with manager Diego Simeone.
It's been a frustrating season for the Portugal international, who has only played a total of 30 minutes in the last four matches before Saturday's win over Athletic Bilbao.
A Bola have reported that the 22-year-old midfielder is now frustrated with his role under Simeone this campaign, which has seen him struggle for consistency in the Spanish capital.
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Felix has failed to find the back of the net in any encounter this season and failed to start to Los Rojiblancos' last four matches across all competitions.
The report adds the attacking midfielder is seeking an exit as he feels he is being treated unfairly by Simeone despite playing with an injury for six months.
Felix still has four years on deal with Atletico and has a reportedly release clause of £300million, which would make it tough for him to find any suitors.
Ahead of their win over Athletic Bilbao, Simeone explained why Felix has not been getting regular game time.
"I am going to be very clear in the same way in which I explained it to Joao. I want to win with Correa, with Joao, with Griezmann, with Cunha, with Morata," Simeone said, as per Football Espana.
"The only reality is that which is. In the year that we won La Liga, he had an incredible year until he got injured and he ended up playing."
"In the second season, in the 'league of the 14', he wasn't playing, but he began to play against Osasuna, he did very well, he responded with goals, he gave everything for the team, which he has, and he played until he got injured."
"In the following season he had a good preseason, beyond his injury, with good games against Juventus and based on his good performances, he played."
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