The likelihood of Ousmane Dembele leaving Barcelona increases, and the Catalan club is continuing to explore its replacement options for the French player, in addition to looking for ways to bolster the squad in other areas.
And fresh rumors from SPORT indicate that the talented Portuguese player is quickly becoming one of the front-runners to take Dembele’s place for Barcelona.
The specifics of the transactionThe possibility of Barca entering into a loan agreement with Joao Félix that includes an option to buy him is one of the choices that are presently being explored by the club.
Even though there are other options, such as Bernardo Silva and even another winger from Atletico Madrid in Yannick Carrasco, Felix appears to be the most preferred choice and is apparently a dream signing for the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta.
Felix is highly valued by both the board of directors and the technical staff, and his addition to the Blaugrana ranks would unquestionably bring a great deal of quality with it. Initially, Barca refrained from negotiating with Felix because the team already had an abundance of offensive players.
The vacation spot of Felix’s dreamsGiven the strong relationship that exists between the agency Jorge Mendes and the club, rumors have it that Mendes has been making an offer to sell the player, who is now 23 years old, to Barcelona for some time.
However, Felix has made no secret of the fact that he wants to play for Barcelona, which is undoubtedly one of the primary factors that has contributed to the distance that he has put between himself and Atleti.
According to reports, the teenager has presented all other proposals with the expectation that Barcelona will come after him, and now it appears that negotiations may be beginning.
However, Atletico might not make things as simple as they seem and would likely drive a hard bargain in an effort to reclaim a sizeable portion of the enormous number of money they spent on Felix.
When it comes to player transfers, the month of August is shaping up to be one of the more intriguing months for the Catalans.