Barcelona rekindle their pursuit of Atletico Madrid star as Dembele’s departure looms

As Ousmane Dembele’s departure from Barcelona looms closer, the Catalan club continues to seek alternatives to replace the Frenchman and reinforce the team in other positions.

And according to new reports from SPORT, the Portuguese talent is now one of the favourites for Barcelona to replace Dembele.

Details of the deal

One of the options currently being considered by Barça is a potential loan deal for Joao Félix with a purchase option.

While there are other alternatives, including the likes of Bernardo Silva and even another Atletico Madrid winger in Yannick Carrasco, Felix seems to be the most favoured option and is reportedly a dream signing for Barcelona president Joan Laporta.

Joao Félix’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has been supposedly been offering him since the beginning of the summer.

Initially, Barça held back on negotiations due to the surplus of offensive players in the squad, but Felix is highly regarded by the board and the technical staff and would definitely add a lot of talent to the Blaugrana ranks.

Felix’s dream destination

The 23-year-old’s agent Jorge Mendes has supposedly been offering the player to Barcelona for a while, given the solid relationship between the Mendes and the club.

However, Felix has certainly not been shy in publicly declaring his desire to play for Barcelona, which has likely played a big part in distancing him from Atleti.

The youngster has reportedly tabled all other offers in the hopes that Barcelona come after him, and now negotiations might be commencing.

However, Atletico may not make things easy and will drive a hard bargain to try and recoup an important chunk of the hefty sum they paid for Felix.

August is poised to be a very interesting month in terms of transfers for the Catalans.