{"id":1101534,"date":"2019-08-13T22:23:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T21:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101534"},"modified":"2019-08-13T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T21:23:10","slug":"joao-felix-responsibility-atletico-madrid-mourinho","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/joao-felix-responsibility-atletico-madrid-mourinho\/","title":{"rendered":"Joao Felix “cannot escape responsibility” at Atletico Madrid, says Mourinho"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jose Mourinho believes compatriot Joao Felix “cannot escape the responsibility” which comes with the huge fee Atletico Madrid paid to sign him from Benfica.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 19-year-old completed a club-record \u00a3113m move to last season’s La Liga runners-up over the summer and has impressed during pre-season.<\/p>\n

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  • Felix scored 20 goals in 43 games for Benfica last season.<\/li>\n
  • His form helped them seal the Portuguese title.<\/li>\n
  • It also prompted Atleti to pay \u00a3113m for his services.<\/li>\n
  • Felix has impressed during pre-season.<\/li>\n
  • But Mourinho believes his fee puts a huge responsibility on his shoulders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    But despite his promising pre-season performances, Mourinho says that Felix will have nowhere to hide thanks to his fee and believes it is a signing which puts pressure on Atleti to deliver major silverware.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHe has a challenge of the dimension of his talent and of the investment that the club has made with him,\u201d Mourinho explained<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI believe that he cannot escape from that responsibility. It does not matter if you are 18, 20 or 25, he is inherited in the talent and responsibility that he has. And that responsibility is the responsibility of the numbers. He cannot run away.<\/p>\n

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    24': Joao Felix scores
    34': Joao Felix scores<\/p>\n

    A double from the Atletico Madrid wonder-kid to give them the lead against Juventus. pic.twitter.com\/BheR1GQoWf<\/a><\/p>\n

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