Simeone wants to go back to ‘fishing’ at Barça: change of cards

The divorce between Atlético de Madrid and Joao Félix It became evident in the last game against FC Barcelona. The Portuguese forward scored the winning goal (1-0). Despite stating that he maintained a good relationship with his former teammates, the club and player are clear that his marriage was not working. The 24-year-old attacker wants to consolidate himself at Barça, and the mattress team wants get profit from it. Cholo Simeone it is considered to go fishing again in the Sports City.

The renewal of Joao Félix with Atleti Until 2029 it was due to the need to reduce his salary in order to join the Barça team. Even so, starting in July 2024 he will return to the red and white discipline. He will hardly play a game under the Argentine coach again, so his future depends on a definitive sale. And Barça is not willing to pay more than 40 million euros for the purchase of boy.

Barter

At the Wanda Metropolitano they still have to amortize 54 million of his signing for 127 kilos in 2019. Barça suffers a similar economic situation with Ferran Torreswith a pending amortization of 43 million. In a season and a half plus the beginning of the 23-24 season, the Valencian forward has not broken down the door of ownership.

It will be difficult to meet Atlético de Madrid’s economic demands for definitively get rid of the Portuguese international. And both Ferran and Raphinha are to Simeone’s taste. Relations between clubs are not going through their best moment, but pulling the newspaper archive shows that both teams have benefited of mutual negotiations in the recent past.

The Griezmann case

For example, the transfer of Antoine Griezmann to Atleti after a season on loan. Barça understood that the French player had already played more than 50% of games a minimum of 45 minutes in their first season. However, their red and white counterparts interpreted that the condition had to be met for both seasons, and that is why last year began with the most substitutions and 30-minute participations.

The two clubs threatened to get involved in litigation: some to avoid paying the 40 million purchase option, and others to deposit that money. Finally, the board of directors of the Barça club and the Rojiblanco team agreed to the operation for a figure slightly above 20 kilos. And like this, other negotiations for footballers of the caliber of Luis Suarez and David Villa They reached a good port.