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?Xavi hasn't been convinced so far by Joao Felix's performance and impact on the team and isn't keen on making his move permanent, Atletico Madrid is still asking for a high transfer fee but Felix himself wants to stay at the club and only has the support of the president Joan Laporta, Laporta likes the player and has a good relationship with his agent Jorge Mendes.

?It's quite clear that the priority for the club in the summer is to reinforce the pivot position with a big-name signing as Xavi sees both Joshua Kimmich and Martin Zubimendi with good eyes, they will be relatively the same price but the profiles are bit different but nonetheless signing a pivot this summer is crucial for the teams development


?The club is planning to bring back both Chadi Riad and Pablo Torre in the first team next season, Torre will return when his loan expires and Barcelona will use there buy back option to bring back Riad, this could lead to a sale of one of the current defenders such as Jules Kounde and Andreas Christensen.