Official: Barcelona sign Joao Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid

Joao Felix is officially a FC Barcelona player, the club have confirmed, having completed the Portuguese international’s signing on loan from Atletico Madrid.

The 23-year-old forward made it very clear early in the window that he wished to leave Atletico and join Barcelona, claiming that the Blaugrana were his dream club.

Since then, the former SL Benfica wonderkid turned down advances from Saudi Arabia and waited until the deadline day for the Catalan giants to sort out their financial situation and make a move.

Atletico Madrid were not counting on Felix this season and as such have agreed to send him to Barcelona on a season-long loan deal, with no permanent purchase option inserted in the agreement.

“I am very happy to be here. Visça Barça!” he said in his unveiling video.

Ha complert el seu somni 😏 pic.twitter.com/BS6OEsNkQP

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona_cat) September 1, 2023

It has been reported that Barcelona will be covering the entire salary of the Portuguese international.

The 23-year-old has also been successfully registered with La Liga, with his name appearing on the league’s website as part of the Barça squad.

President Joan Laporta had been one of the biggest driving forces behind the deal as he wanted Felix despite manager Xavi expressing concerns about the move a while ago.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have confirmed via their statement that Felix signed a two-year contract extension at the club before sealing his loan move to Barcelona.

The 23-year-old has not been in the best of touches of the past year, so it will be interesting to see how he fits into this Barcelona team and how he fares under Xavi.