With Joao Felix yet to make an appearance for Atletico Madrid this season, here is the latest regarding the forward's prospective move away from the Spanish capital.
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Two games into the new LALIGA season and it has become evident the 23-year-old Portugal international does not have a future at the Civitas Metropolitano.
The Viseu native returned to Diego Simeone's squad during the off-season following his six-month loan stint with Chelsea, but the animosity between the pair is seemingly at an all-time high, with neither party keen on continuing the relationship.
Barcelona appear to be the young attacker's likeliest next destination, with his agent, Jorge Mendes, keen to leverage his good relationship with the Catalan club's executives in order to land his client his desired move.
When the transfer market reopened, the 31-cap A Selecao star stated publicly that he would love to make the move to the Blaugrana, and Barca president Joan Laporta is said to be keen on making that a reality.
According to Mundo Deportivo, however, his arrival will likely be contingent on whether or not the club is able to sell either Ansu Fati, Ferran Torres or Abde Ezzalzouli.
The Spanish duo are rumoured to be reluctant to leave the Blaugrana, but in order to make the arrival of Felix fiscally viable, and for the club to adhere to Financial Fair Play regulations, one of the aforementioned trio will have to leave if Felix is to arrive.
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The same report claims that while manager Xavi Hernandez was initially reluctant to have the skilful attacker in his team, he is now said to be warming up to the idea due to the lack of quality forwards currently available on the market.
Ousmane Dembele has left the club for Paris Saint-Germain, Bernardo Silva looks poised to extend his stay with Manchester City, and Neymar is now with Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia, leaving Felix as one of few attainable star options for the reining LALIGA champions.
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