Atletico Madrid supervisor Diego Simeone has supplied a withering evaluation of Joao Felix’s complaints about his enjoying time, saying the ahead is accountable for his lack of minutes to date this season.
The 22-year-old gave the impression to be lastly delivering on his £113m switch charge final season earlier than his marketing campaign was prematurely ended by harm. This season, nonetheless, he has struggled to make an affect and has performed simply 29 minutes over the past 4 matches.
Rumours have begun to flow into that Felix desires to go away Atleti in January, and has requested his brokers to seek out him a transfer instantly.
Speaking to Marca forward of his aspect’s sport towards Athletic Club, Simeone was dismissive of Felix’s complaints and insisted he would proceed to start out gamers on benefit.
“I am going to be very clear in the same way in which I explained it to Joao. I want to win with Correa, with Joao, with Griezmann, with Cunha, with Morata.
“The only reality is that which is. In the year that we won La Liga, he had an incredible year until he got injured and he ended up playing.
“In the second season, in the ‘league of the 14’, he wasn’t playing, but he began to play against Osasuna, he did very well, he responded with goals, he gave everything for the team, which he has, and he played until he got injured.
“In the following season he had a good preseason, beyond his injury, with good games against Juventus and based on his good performances, he played.”
“And now, when his performance has gotten worse, other teammates play. Because I believe Joao is equal to Correa and everyone else. As soon as he returns to performing well in training, he works, he recovers his goalscoring, which we will need, he will play.
“But whereas I’m right here, it goes by performances. That is why different teammates are enjoying. It stays clear that each time he was good, he performed.”
Atletico Madrid have performed below expectations so far this season and are six points adrift of Barcelona and Real Madrid in the title race.
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