Barcelona have not made a move for La Liga attacker, could wait until late in the window

Journalist Luis Miguelsanz has reported via SPORT that Barcelona have not made a move for Joao Felix yet, adding that although they are well and truly aware of his situation, they do not want to enter talks with Atletico Madrid yet.

Felix has already offered himself to the Catalan team and ever since expressing his love for the Blaugrana, his agent, Jorge Mendes, has been trying to cater a deal.

For that matter, Mendes has informed Barcelona that from an economic point of view, his client could leave for an attractive loan deal towards the end of the transfer market.

And although Barcelona are internally discussing the option, they have informed the superagent that the 23-year-old attacker’s file is not being treated as a priority.

Felix knows Barcelona’s priorities

The Atletico Madrid forward has been informed that at present, the board and the coaching staff have other priorities and his transfer will only be taken into account once other precedences are fulfilled.

At Atletico, Felix’s comments did come as a shock and that has only deteriorated his relationship not only with the board but also with the supporters.

This was made evident during Atletico’s recent La Liga outing where the Portuguese was heavily jeered by the fans.

As such, his exit is pretty much guaranteed at this point, but Felix wants to sign only for Barcelona and might have to wait for that.

Barça will not negotiate until the last days

It’s pretty much understood that Barcelona plan to push for a midfielder as well as a right-back this summer. And, as such, they have decided to put Felix’s case on the back burner for now.

The management has informed his agent that although they are considering the 23-year-old, the focus is on other operations. 

Since these deals will take time, the player and his camp have been informed that it is extremely possible that even if they decide to go for him, they won’t negotiate anything until the last days of the market

Furthermore, it has also been made absolutely clear that there is a possibility that they might not even move for the young forward as the final decision has not been made.

So, despite reports claiming that Felix is closing in on a switch to Barcelona, there is no movement from the club at this point and they will not act until late in the window.