While he had agreed to drastically lower his salary to be loaned to FC Barcelona last summer, Joao Felix saw his salary skyrocket.
The time for belt-tightening is clearly over for Joao Felix. Last summer, the Portuguese striker from Atlético de Madrid chose to do everything to be loaned to FC Barcelona and for this, he had notably accepted that his salary would be significantly reduced so as not to further burden the accounts of the Catalan club. But a few months later, the Lusitano international found much higher salary standards.
It was Javier Tebas who confirmed it, in comments reported on Sunday by Goal. The boss of the Spanish Football League explained that FC Barcelona had “ multiplied by ten the remuneration agreed between Joao (Felix) and the FCB, for the sake of fair play “. When he arrived at Barça, the player had an annual salary of around 400,000 euros. This suddenly increased to four million euros, a sum ultimately more adequate given his status.
Barcelona ready to keep him
However, Joao Felix’s performance was not as significant as at the start of the season and after twenty-one matches, he had six goals and three assists. According to Sport, Barça would still be ready to keep him next season, but everything will depend on the price that Atlético asks for. More than ever, the Catalan president, Joan Laporta, will have to take a close look at spending.
