On the final day of the transfer window, Joao Félix turned down offers from clubs including Liverpool, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and others to join Barcelona on loan from Atlético Madrid.
According to a source in Mundo Deportivo, the 23-year-old made efforts to “fulfill his dream” of playing for Barcelona, which is why he passed up Liverpool, Manchester United, and Aston Villa.
Félix had told Los Rojiblancos, his agent Jorge Mendes, and that he was prepared to part with a sizable sum of money to get to Camp Nou.
The article claims that the Portugal international cut his yearly gross income from €12 million to €6 million when he renewed his contract with Atlético from 2027 to 2029. Diego Simeone’s side has benefited from this due to the amortization and wage reduction.
According to the newspaper, as part of the loan agreement, the Catalan club will pay the player €400,000 annually, with the Madrid club covering the remainder.
According to Mundo, the attacker received numerous bids from clubs like Liverpool, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Al-Hilal.
Erik ten Hag’s team allegedly tried to sign the former Benfica player on loan while the Reds allegedly wanted to trade him for Darwin Nez. Prior to signing Neymar, the Villans made a strong effort to get him to Villa Park, and Al-Hilal made an effort to persuade the player.
Félix, who made significant sacrifices to join Barcelona,’said no to the offers’ from Liverpool, Manchester United, Aston Villa, and Al-Hilal.
It should be remembered that the Spanish media had maintained that Aston Villa was the only team to have made an approach for him up to the end of August.
