Joan Laporta, president of the FC Barcelona, went the main impulsor of the signing of Joãor Félix for the Barça, in spite of the doubts of Xavi and Deco. The director always has showed his admiration by the Portuguese player, arriving even to do all the possible so that, in case to need a reinforcement in the attack, the ex of Chelsea was available for the Catalan team in favourable conditions for the club.
The key of this preference that feels the maximum Barcelona mandator by the ex of the Benfica is, as they inform near people to his surroundings, that sees in him a remarkable seemed with one of the legends of the club, Johan Cruyff, the one who lamentably died in 2016 owing to a cancer of lung.
The style of game of Joãor Félix described by Joan Laporta
For the Barcelona president, the '14' has characteristics that remember him to 'The Lean'. His change of rhythm, his athletic and stylized build, his form of encarar when running, his good inner pass, his capacity to mark goals and assist to his mates, some gestures when driving the balloon, all this accompanied of an aesthetic style and genial that lights the terrain of game when it is present.
Joan Laporta is a fervent follower of the philosophy of Johan Cruyff. In addition to having witnessed the facet of trainer of the 'Dutch volador', also could enjoy of his glorious performances with the elastic culé between 1973 and 1978. From this, the monarch of the Barcelonan entity would be looking for players that remember him, somehow, to his big idol and, in his opinion, Joãor Félix is the one who more asemeja in the actuality.
The Portuguese comes as 'ring to the finger' in the Barcelona diagram
No only it treats of a question of tastes, the Catalan mandator also is convinced that the Portuguese, the one who fits to stand out has requested to carry the emblematic dorsal 14, will have a renaissance futbolístico in the FC Barcelona, improved by the dynamics of Xavi, characterised for having long the balloon and play in contrary field. Toquello will allow him to the luso explode all his creative football that showed in the Benfica and that could not confirm in the Athletic of Madrid because of differences in the style of game. Aunado To this, his versatility also could be useful in the team culé, since it can play in both sides and act like mediapunta.