Barcelona do not intend to pay 80 million for Felix

Barcelona does not intend to pay a large transfer fee to Atletico Madrid for the transfer of the forward Joao Felix, Mundo Deportivo reports.

According to the media, Atletico are demanding around €80 million for the 24-year-old Portuguese, but Barca are not ready to pay such money for him. The Catalans want to do what Atlético did, buying Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona for just €20 million.

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Barcelona could reportedly offer between €30m and €40m for Felix. And if Atlético refuse, the club will try to extend the player’s loan for another season with an option to buy at the end.

This season, Felix play on loan at Barcelona and has 17 appearances for the team in all competitions, scoring 5 goals and 3 assists.