Diego Simeone says Atletico Madrid “need” Joao Felix’s qualities as he attempted to dampen rumours of a strained relationship with the player albeit conceded: “We can’t agree on everything”.
The striker has not started in La Liga since September’s derby loss to rivals Real Madrid and club CEO Gil Marin suggested that the 23-year-old is looking for an appropriate exit route amid links with a move to Manchester United.
Speaking last month, he said: "For reasons it isn't worth getting into – the relationship between him and the boss [Simeone], the minutes played, his motivation right now – it makes you think that the reasonable thing is that if there's an option that's good for the player, good for the club, we can look at it.
