Joao Felix: “I always said I wanted to play in Barcelona”

For his early days as a player Barcelona spoke to Catalan Sport o Joao Felixwith the Portuguese admitting that he was surprised by the reception of the Spanish club’s fans.

“I feel good, confident. Physically I’m also fine, even though I haven’t played enough minutes lately. I’m ready to get to Barcelona and start strong. I want to work hard enough to help my team. The club welcomed me very warmly. The team is young and that’s why I feel very comfortable. There is a very good group that wants to win. I really want to play at Montjuic in front of our fans. It’s a shame he won’t be at Camp Nou. I was surprised by the reception of the fans. I always said I wanted to play in Barcelona and that’s probably why they show me so much love“, emphasized the 23-year-old midfielder who was acquired on loan from Atlético Madrid.

Joao Felix: “I’m surprised as Barca fans welcomed me in a fantastic way, maybe because they know that Barca was my dream since I was a kid”, told Sport ????

“I’m ready to play on the left, I feel it’s where Xavi wants to use me”.

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