Barça and Atlético would have approached positions for Joao Félix

If there is something that has remained clear after the gale of informations that has taken place in these last days regarding Joao Félix, is that there are differences between what think in the dispatches of the FC Barcelona and the quie want to or expect in the sportive area and, more specific still, in the technical body directed by Xavi Hernández. The difference in the plans and wishes is very big of face to the season that comes.

And it is that, while yesterday it revealed that the trainer egarense had asked to a midfield player in January for, in concrete, go back to the system of four means and 'dispense' of the Portuguese like titling indisputable, this Saturday has announced that the club is working to ensure the continuity of Joao further of 30 June 2024, when it finalises his cession and, in theory, would have to return to the Athletic of Madrid, team with which has agreement until 2029.

The factors that influence in the 'case Joao'

In the operation go in too many factors, but the most evident are the diverse opinions in the Barcelona club. From 'SPORT' have explained that, in the breast of the Catalan entity, have clear that with confidence and regularity Joao Félix can be the player of first level that so much 'need' the Barça, in spite of the feelings found that has had in these first months. It is a footballer that tries it, participates and looks for the balloon, but that remains in 'swim'. Xavi has criticised, as diverse informations, his fault of intensity and regularity.

In the dispatches, by his part, have attended to the hastes that have from the Cívitas Metropolitan. The Athletic wants to define the future of the attacker luso as soon as possible to have clear his sportive planning in the 2024/2025. They want to know, once and for all, if it will remain or no in the City Condal... And Jorge Mendes, agent of the player, is having leading paper. Already it is in conversations with both teams and finds moving threads so that it fulfil the wish of his pupilo: Be still in the Catalan group, at least, a year more.

The alternatives of the Barça for 'remain' to Joao

In spite of that is missing the 'OK' definite of the sportive area, as they recognise in the fuenta before quoted, already there would be formula. The representative has left clear that does not exist the possibility that the operation carry out under the conditions that pretend from the capital of Spain, that is to say, through a traspaso definite and millionaire. The only road is the one to extend the cession by a season more and look for the 'profit' for the rojiblancos in 2025. It evaluates the possibility to include an option of compulsory purchase that would depend on objective, as it was the case of Antoine Griezmann.

Besides, It is studying the possibility of an exchange of chromiums, although it is not an option that likes a lot for a Barça that already, of by yes, has very few effective in his staff. The name of Ferran Torres, that likes a lot to the 'Cholo' Simeone, is on the table, although it repeats the same situation of 'always': it does not want to go out of the Barça. It will be a task for 2024, but everything seems to indicate to that in January there will be a lot of more light and will define the conditions of a traspaso that, to fault of the 'OK' of Xavi Hernández, seems encarrilado.