João Félix celebrated Atlético’s classification for the knockout stages of the Champions League in style. The rojiblanco team needed to win in the Porto field, where the ‘7’ was received with a great whistle for his past at Benfica, and although he did not have a minute, He was effusive after the 1-3 scored by his teammates and for which Atlético will be in the draw next Monday.
The rojiblanca expedition returned to Madrid after the meeting, but since the players enjoyed Wednesday off, João Félix stayed to enjoy it in his native Portugal. The forward moved to Lisbon to follow his brother Hugo’s Youth League match. At the end he was asked by the Portuguese press. His future at Atlético is in the air. He expressed his affection for Benfica. “It’s good to be back, I haven’t been here since I left. This is where it all started and it’s good to see the fans, the field, the people … It’s good to come home. I miss Benfica a lot. “
João Félix also had words about Atlético’s victory. “It was good, it was a good night for everyone, an important victory to go to the knockout stages of the Champions League and cheer up the group a bit. We came from a bad result, it was something to celebrate“And he left an omen towards his brother Hugo:” If he continues like this he will triumph. “Diario AS has reported in the last hours that João Félix’s environment is already studying various alternatives to try to convince Atlético and facilitate a departure from Portuguese in this winter market or next summer.
The Portuguese wants to leave Atlético, as As announced, and there are four teams that have asked, according to the SER. The station has explained that Gil Marín has told Jorge Mendes that, if he brings an offer for João Félix, Atlético will let him go. There are four English teams that have already asked for him. They are Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Newcastle. The offer of the latter is the highest, but it is the one that the player likes the least. Keep in mind that Atlético invested 127.2 million in his signing two and a half seasons ago. Winner of the Golden Boy in 2019, João Félix is still 22 years old and has a huge future ahead of him, but the arrival of Griezmann has taken away more minutes and his presence in Simeone’s onces is limited.