IN MADRID THEY 'CLARIFY' THEIR POSITION
Atlético defines its demands to 'transfer' Joao Félix to Barça
Atlético de Madrid has 'responded' to FC Barcelona's intention to stay, permanently, with Joao Félix. They are not in the mood to 'give him away' in the summer of 2024
Joao Félix is one of the big protagonists of the actuality of the FC Barcelona. In the last hours has desvelado that from the City Condal have decided that they want to remain with the Portuguese attacker further of 30 June 2024, when it finalises his cession with the blaugrana and corresponds him return to the Athletic of Madrid. From the sportive direction have begun to design the possible strategies to convince to the picture 'colchonero', but are conscious that it will not be a simple task.
It does not be necessary to overlook that from Madrid have the firm intention to close a good operation in case that Joao was still in ascending line. It is very very known that, with his sale, want to cubir the 54 million euros that remain for amortising of his traspaso from the Benfica in 2019 (that rondo the €127m) and, also, generate profits. The sale will be valued in 80 'kilos', as long as the player follow surrendering in the same conditions that up to now.
The Athletic answers to the Barça
The posture of the Athletic, as they inform from 'Sportive World', is very clear: they want to complete the definite sale of Joao Félix for 'finish' with a drama that is adding too many chapters. Enrique Cerezo or Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, every time that have had opportunity, have left clear that are happy by the performance of the player, conscious that, between more improve, elder can be the profit for the arks of the club rojiblanco.
However, for the Barça -as it comes informing- is a mount inaccessible. The economic situation of the blaugrana keeps on being very complicated and are many the problems that will have with the Fair Play financial, also in 2024. It is thus that the sportive direction is attentive to the different strategies that could employ to negotiate with the rojiblancos to try esquivar the payment of the 80 'kilos' in the next market of signings estival.
The alternatives on the table
To the equal that had desvelado yesterday, the Barça values the option to expand the loan by a year more, but with new conditions. The culés would see in the obligation to pay the whole salary of the international with Portugal and a mount by the cession. The reference will be the one who paid Chelsea in January of this year, that rondo the eleven million euros. In 'MD', on the other hand, do reference to a third road: "Deliver this quantity of 80 million maximum, in several cessions to the Barcelona team, say it like this, a form to go paying on hire purchase to the luso. Quantities that would vary to account of the seasons to loan, to arrive to the quantity that the Athletic has in the head".