Post by Jep Gambardella on Jul 5, 2019 17:53:36 GMT
(CNN)Atletico Madrid has confirmed the signing of 19-year-old Joao Felix for $142 million (126 million euros) -- making it the fifth richest transfer in football history.
Only deals for Philippe Coutinho, Neymar, Ousmane Dembele and Kylian Mbappe have proved more lucrative.
The Portuguese teenager also becomes the second most expensive teenager of all time after French star Mbappe, who moved from Monaco to PSG for a fee of $214 million.
Felix, who turned 19 in November last year, enjoyed a stellar debut season that saw him score 15 goals for Benfica and become the first teenager ever to net a Europa League hat-trick.
Full article at:
www.cnn.com/2019/07/03/football/joao-felix-benfica-atletico-madrid-spt-intl/index.html
A 7-year contract with a 350 million Euros early-release clause! So if he does well for Atletico and Barcelona wants him, they will have to dig deep!
Who's Ousmane Dembele? I don't think I've ever heard of him.