EXCL: What went wrong for Joao Felix at Atletico, TRUTH about Chelsea's LB targets, Joshua Kimmich's next club, Man Utd star's decision, & more
Today's exclusive transfer news column, featuring Man Utd, Chelsea, Bayern & more...
What went wrong for Joao Felix at Atletico Madrid?
Joao Felix has had a bit of a mixed season on loan at Barcelona from Atletico Madrid, but he’s certainly had an impact when playing against his parent club, as he scored in home and away fixtures against Atletico in La Liga.
Speaking after the latest game, Felix insisted that fans don’t know the truth about what happened with him in Madrid, so I thought I’d try to provide some insight into what he means.
It’s about the relationship between Felix, the club, the manager...many issues that are an absolutely normal part of the game in elite football. It’s understandable but it’s also private stuff so it will be up to Joao or Atletico to mention that if and when they want to. In any case, I think it’s been clear since a long time now that the player has no future at Atletico Madrid.
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to the Daily Briefing to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.