Barcelona forward’s salary will increase tenfold to €4 million from now on

When Barcelona signed Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid, the Portuguese international made major sacrifices to secure the move.

Having made it clear that he wanted to join Barça during the summer transfer window, the 23-year-old held on for the Catalans to come calling until late in the window and even agreed to slash his wages by a big chunk to finalise the switch.

As has been reported in the past, Joao Felix agreed to wages worth just €400,000 during his loan stint at Barcelona.

The same was confirmed earlier this week by the club’s economic vice-president Eduard Romeu, who said: “It’s true, Joao Felix has reduced his salary to €400,000 to join.”

Felix will now earn €4 million

But, now, Catalunya Radio (h/t Mundo Deportivo) is reporting that Joao Felix will see his salary grow tenfold from €400,000 to €4 million.

The report claims that the player and the Blaugrana had always agreed that while he would pocket €400,000 at the time of joining, his wages would be increased once the financial situation at the gets better.

As such, the 23-year-old’s new salary will be ten times the initial token salary he had agreed to. But the €4 million figure is still significantly lower than what he was earning at Atletico Madrid.

The report further underlines that this development will not affect Barcelona’s Financial Fair Play situation as La Liga had already set Joao Felix’s salary at a higher figure for Fair Play calculations.

Since joining the club, Joao Felix has made a solid impact and has become a regular starter under Xavi Hernandez.

If he were to keep up this form, the Catalan giants would want to sign him permanently, although Atletico Madrid could demand €80 million for his services.