Barcelona advance negotiations for Joao Felix, loan fee revealed – report

In a major development, it appears Barcelona have made some ground in their bid to sign Joao Felix on a season-long loan deal.

The Portuguese international was one of the club’s top candidates this summer, in their search for a new attacker who can replace the outgoing Ousmane Dembele.

Barcelona in advance negotiations for Felix

According to Gianluca Di Marzio, Barcelona have advanced their negotiations with Atletico Madrid over a loan deal for Felix.

The player looks all set to join the Catalan camp on a loan deal until the end of the season. Barcelona would likely have to pay a loan fee of €7-8 million.

Earlier this summer, Atleti appeared reluctant on allowing the forward to join Barça.

But as we head towards the final phase of the transfer window, the club are desperately looking for a suitor for the Portuguese international, who has already turned down the opportunity to move to the Middle East.

Xavi not a great admirer of Felix

Despite Barcelona closing in on the capture of Felix, it must be noted that coach Xavi Hernandez is not the greatest of admirers of the Atleti forward.

The Barça coach acknowledges the attacking quality of the Portuguese international, but he does not like the player’s lack of defensive work rate.

It was a key reason why Xavi opposed the signing of Ruben Neves as well, earlier in the summer. But with no options available, it appears Xavi might have to settle for Felix in the attacking department.

Lack of defensive output was one of the reasons why Felix was not a success at Atletico. But under Barcelona’s more possession-based style of play, there is a chance the attacker might succeed at Camp Nou.

With talks advancing, there may be more development on this front in the coming hours.