JOAO MUST 'TAKE ADVANTAGE' OF THE EURO CUP
Now or never: Joao Felix forced to step forward
Joao Felix faces his second Euro with Portugal with the great challenge of proving that he can be an important player if he gets enough opportunities. Roberto Martinez trusts him, but now it is up to him to 'respond' on the pitch
Joao Félix takes action with Portugal after a season with the FC Barcelona that was marked by the irregularity and in which it could not 'settle' as an indisputable player. It can go in in debate the confidence that had or no Xavi Hernández in him, but the luso never left the feeling that it could be an important player (in more than two parties followed) in the City Condal.
In spite of this, the Barcelona want to follow having he for the course that comes and are slopes to negotiate with the Athletic of Madrid to extend the cession by a season more. His future will resolve , probably, after the dispute of the Eurocopa of this summer in which Joao Félix will represent to Portugal. It is the second time that participates in the tournament.
The pressure on Joao Félix in the Eurocopa
It is a weapon of double edge for the Barcelona. And it is that there is quite a lot of pressure by what can or not doing the Portuguese attacker in the continental tournament, because it is in front of his big opportunity to show that it can be important in his selection. It does not split like one of the attackers titled in the plans of Roberto Martínez, that will bet by Cristiano Ronaldo, Rafael Leao and Gonçalo Bouquets for his forward, by what the challenge is even bigger.
Joao Will have to win a place and does not split with a lot of advantage. It depends on he, although it knows that Roberto Martínez trusts he fully and that, also, considers that it can be an important player during the tournament of this summer. What achieve to do in this month in Germany will define, of some way, his future in the short term. And there it is where to the Barça more concerns him.
The 'danger' for the Barça
The Athletic of Madrid, is worth it to remember, prioritises the option to sell to the attacker of 24 years this summer and avoid that it add his third consecutive cession and try, in any case, recover part of the investment that did by him when him ficharon from the Benfica by 127 million euros. If it stands out in the Eurocopa, will be much easier to fulfil the aim... And, there, the Barça would see in a big problem because they are not in conditions to assume his continuity in quality of loan.
