Luis Enrique’s PSG ready to bid high for Barcelona target Joao Felix despite flop season at Chelsea

The player who arrived at the Spanish club in 2019 for €126 million joined Chelsea on a loan deal after falling out with manager Diego Simeone.


Luis Enrique’s PSG ready to bid high for Barcelona target Joao Felix despite flop season at Chelsea

Luis Enrique has targeted Joao Felix this summer. (Credit: Goal.com)

Right after joining Paris Saint-Germain, Luis Enrique is looking to bring Atletico Madrid outcast Joao Felix on board this summer despite poor recent performances. The Portuguese has been largely underwhelming since winning the Golden Boy award in 2019 and risks not realizing his true potential.

The player who arrived at the Spanish club in 2019 for €126 million joined Chelsea on a loan deal after falling out with manager Diego Simeone. But a collectively underwhelming season at the London-based club which ended with them finishing 12th in the table, prompted them to send the player back to his parent club. Now, Atletico Madrid want to sell him permanently.

YouTube video

PSG and Barcelona have both shown interest in the Portuguese starlet. Luis Enrique, PSG’s newly appointed manager wants to make the player his first signing as he is a big fan of him. On the other hand, it has always been a dream for Joan Laporta, Barcelona’s president to bring the player to the club.

FS Video

The signing was never possible due to financial constraints. Now that Felix might be available at a relatively cheaper price, the Blaugrana can swoop up the player and strengthen the team. However, PSG can still be a tough competition for them.

Despite recent performances, the forward still remains one of the most talented players in Europe and would improve the ceiling of the team he joins. It will be intriguing to see which club buys him this summer.

PSG building a new team under Luis Enrique

PSG are looking to rebuild their team to suit the playing style of their newly appointed manager Luis Enrique. The former Barcelona coach has promised to employ a more attractive brand of football in the club.

IMG COM 20230707 1421 47 9813
Luis Enrique was recently appointed at PSG (Credit: Goal.com)

They have already signed Milan Skriniar and Marco Asensio for free. Enrique has now made a shortlist of the other players he wants to bring in the team which includes Ousmane Dembele, Joao Felix, Bernardo Silva, and Harry Kane.

Many outgoings are also set to take place. Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos have already left the club while Neymar also looks set to leave. Club talisman Kylian Mbappe will also be sold if he doesn’t sign a new contract. It will be a tough task to revamp the team, but the club are in good hands with Luis Enrique who has won a European treble with Barcelona.

Related posts: