Atletico Madrid unwilling to let wantaway superstar join Barcelona – report

Amidst reports that Barcelona could be getting closer to the capture of Joao Felix, journalist Ruben Uria has come up with an update on the matter that paints a completely different picture.

The 23-year-old Atletico Madrid forward is intent on leaving this summer and has his heart set on a transfer to Barcelona only.

The Blaugrana hierarchy is understood to be keen on the move and the recent appointment of Deco as the new sporting director was expected to speed up the procedure over a loan move with a buy option.

Atletico reluctant to let Joao Felix join Barcelona

However, as per the aforementioned report from Ruben Uria, Atletico Madrid are not open to the idea of letting Joao join Barcelona.

As per the update, Los Rojiblancos’ CEO, Miguel Angel Gil Marin, is dead set against the idea of seeing the Portuguese international play for one of the club’s chief rivals.

It is clear that Felix wants to sign for Barcelona and is rejecting all offers that come his way in order to move to the Catalan club.

And with his relationship with Diego Simeone broken beyond repair, there is simply no way back for him at Atleti.

As such, the situation is getting more and more tense with each passing day, Ruben Uria adds.

There had been reports of Felix wanting to terminate his contract with Atletico Madrid so that he can sign for the La Liga champions.

However, the Colchoneros are not taking that threat seriously and if Felix does go down that road, the club simply plan to demand his €350 million release clause to be paid in full for the contract to be terminated.

So, as things stand, Felix’s potential move to Barcelona appears to be tricky, although the closer we get to the deadline day, Atletico Madrid could be forced to alter their stance.