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Joao Félix in a match with Portugal

THE LUSO DOES NOT WANT TO START THE PRESEASON IN MADRID

Joao Félix 'hurries' Benfica to resolve his departure from Atlético de Madrid

Published:11/07/2024 - 00:26h

Updated:11/07/2024 - 00:26h

Joao Félix's future seems to lean towards taking him back to Benfica this summer. The 'eagles' are, at the moment, the club most interested in negotiating for the transfer of the playmaker, but the Viseo player does not want to wait too long to leave Atlético

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The Benfica already would have the 'ok' of Joao Félix to his signing, but the mediapunta has left clear his conditions to return to Lisbon five years afterwards. As it advances 'Record', the one of Viseo has left clear to Jorge Mendes that, to accept play with the 'eagles', his traspaso has to close the before possible, since it is not had to report to the pre-season 'colchonera' to finals of July.

The past summer, Joao happened it very bad during the pre-season for having to reencontrarse with Diego Simeone. In this sense, the priority of the footballer is to find team what before, a posture that the managerial 'rojiblanca' sees with good eyes, as his exit is one of the 'serials' that the club has to resolve this market. In principle, the Athletic asks a minimum of 60 million euros by the traspaso of Félix, mount that the Benfica is had to cover in a 50 %.

Portuguese means ensure that the first offer of the 'eagles' was of 20 million euros in half of the index card of the of Viseo, but the insistence 'colchonera' will do that the ones of Lisbon put the 10 'kilos' extra to close the operation. However, the group luso depends on to close the sale of one of his figures, Joao Neves, the one who in accordance with 'Or Jogo' can fichar in brief by Paris Saint-Germain by a near figure to the €60m .

The urgencies of Joao Félix descartan almost completely his return to the Barça

The posture of Joao Félix regarding the resolution of his future leaves almost descartada the possibility to return again to the FC Barcelona in quality of yielded. Although the directive and the technical body endorse his permanence in the team, the culés would have to expect until finals of August to resolve his arrival, as sucedió the past summer. For the Barça, the priority is fichar to Nico Williams and to a defensive pivote grieve have sufficient money for fichar, in addition to resolving the registration of the thickness of the staff.

Other options for the one of Viseo, like the Fenerbahce (cession) and Arabia (traspaso) already habríansido descartadas by the own player, although economically they would be alternatives very interesting. In England also has sounded the Aston Villa as possible destination of Joao, but for the moment have not had contacts between the ones of Birmigham and the Athletic, further of some praises of Unai Emery to the player of 24 years when it landed in London as yielded in Chelsea.