Joao Felix rules out Atletico Madrid exit

Joao Felix has insisted {that a} transfer away from Atletico Madrid is ‘not on the desk’ amid studies of curiosity from Manchester Metropolis, PSG and Tottenham.

The fourth-most costly signing of all time, 22-year-old Felix has endured a combined three years with Atleti, registering simply 29 targets and 15 assists in 110 appearances thus far.

Rumours of a conflict of kinds between Felix and supervisor Diego Simeone have been rife for some time now and this summer time’s gossip column has been affected by studies that the Portugal worldwide has been made obtainable for switch, with City, PSG and Tottenham all speculatively tipped to make a transfer.

When requested a few potential switch by Marca, Felix wasted little time in shutting the rumours down.

“A departure from Atletico will not be on the desk,” he mentioned. “I’m nice and centered on Atletico. I am calm concerning the future, conscious of what I can do. I am proud of myself.”

This season is predicted to be a vital one for Felix, who can be additional tasked with stepping as much as exchange the departing Luis Suarez, who’s inching closer to a move to River Plate.

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Felix bagged eight targets final yr however solely began 13 La Liga video games, with Simeone usually preferring any mixture of Angel Correa, Antoine Griezmann and Matheus Cunha up high within the Portugal worldwide’s place.

He additionally missed 12 video games due to 4 separate accidents, with some followers beginning to develop pissed off together with his challenges in staying match.

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