{"id":1254498,"date":"2022-03-30T18:19:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1254498"},"modified":"2022-03-31T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:01:01","slug":"barcelona-joao-felix-joan-laporta","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/barcelona-joao-felix-joan-laporta\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Laporta explains how Barcelona nearly signed Joao Felix last summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed his admiration for Atletico Madrid superstar Joao Felix, and given an account of how the club nearly lured him to Catalonia last summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Portuguese signed for Atleti in 2019 for a massive \u00a3104.1m fee, and while his production has been fairly hit-and-miss for Diego Simeone&#8217;s side, he is clearly a player overflowing with quality, as Laporta has recognised.<\/p>\n<p><span>&#8220;I really like Joao Felix, it\u2019s a pleasure to see him playing football,&#8221; the Barcelona president told <em>RAC1<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>BetStorm welcome offer: How to get a \u00a310 bet<\/h2>\n<p>Qualifying readers* can follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/betstorm?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THIS LINK<\/strong><\/a> or click the image below to earn a \u00a310 free bet using BetStorm&#8217;s sign-up offer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/betstorm?q=uk-all-con-bag-s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1250730 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-1024x402.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-1024x402.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-300x118.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-768x302.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-110x43.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-178x70.jpg 178w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-66x26.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-80x31.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-180x71.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-380x149.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-1200x471.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-240x94.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-1100x432.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-85x33.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-51x20.jpg 51w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01-330x130.jpg 330w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/03\/07132645\/1250725_1250725_Screenshot-2022-03-07-at-12.45.01.jpg 1902w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*18+ only. 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Further T&amp;Cs apply. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gambleaware.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GambleAware.org<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>While Felix has just 19 goals and 11 assists for Atletico Madrid in La Liga since signing for them from Benfica, he&#8217;s also endured his fair share of injury issues, plus the added strain of trying to adapt to an entirely different set-up under Simeone.<\/p>\n<p>That adaptation issue could have meant a swap deal would have favoured both parties, but Atleti perhaps realised the dangers of selling a 22-year-old, nine-figure player to a direct rival, in return for a 31-year-old former fling.<\/p>\n<p>So Joan Laporta will have to go on admiring Joao Felix from afar, with respect.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/virgin-bet-bonus-code-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virgin Bet bonus code<\/a> (bet \u00a310, get \u00a320 sign-up offer)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-live-streaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Live stream today&#8217;s football<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed his admiration for Atletico Madrid superstar Joao Felix, and given an account of how the club nearly lured him to Catalonia last summer. 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