Felix snubbed offers from Liverpool, Villa, & Man Utd to secure Barca dream loan
Joao Felix is thought to have snubbed offers from Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Manchester United in pursuit of his dream loan move to Barcelona, according to reports in Spain.
The Portuguese winger has endured a turbulent spell since his record-busting £113million move to Atletico Madrid and gradually fallen out of favour with his manager, Diego Simeone.
The 23-year-old was sent on loan to Chelsea during the January transfer window at the start of 2023 in a bid to re-find his footing, but failed to recapture the promise that brought him to the Metropolitano.
Incoming manager Mauricio Pochettino deemed the winger to be surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge at the end of the 2022/23 campaign and opted not to exercise the loan's option to buy clause.
But rather than seek a return to the Premier League by other means, Felix has been single-minded about forcing a move within La Liga, to the league champions Barcelona.
As per Mundo Deportivo, this meant snubbing offers from a range of other top flight clubs in both England and Saudi Arabia.
Liverpool is thought to have prepared a swap deal involving striker Darwin Nunez moving in the other direction, and Manchester United were also interested in exercising a loan move for the player.
Unai Emery's Aston Villa were said to be leading the race for the player in July, but failed to secure Felix's services for their 2023/24 campaign.
Saudi side Al-Hilal also had a lingering interest in the player, before ultimately switching their attentions to Neymar Jnr, who signed to the side in a jaw-dropping £78million move that will see him rake in £130m a year.
Felix made his debut for Barcelona after tearing up during his presentation for the Blaugrana over the weekend, but the player has had
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