In 2019, Joao Felix joined Atletico Madrid from Benfica for 126 million euros, becoming the club’s record signing. However, out of five years of his contract with Los Colchoneros, he spent a year and a half on loans at Chelsea and Barcelona. During his time with Atletico, he made 131 appearances, scoring 34 goals – not enough regarding the money invested in him and the expectations.Felix again in blue: The Atletico flop is a new Chelsea playerNevertheless, with more than 100 games played for the club, he joined the ranks of Atletico’s players who earned themselves a plaque outside Metropolitano Stadium. The plaque which was vandalized yesterday by the fans who cheered and put their hopes in him until a few years ago. 🚨🚨| Joao Felix’s plaque outside Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium was vandalized by fans.(📸 @RodrigoFaez) pic.twitter.com/mWbqbtEpY6— CentreGoals. (@centregoals) August 21, 2024 Still, his poor form and failure to meet the expectations the club and the fans placed on him can never be good enough reasons for what Atletico’s supporters did. No, it had to be something else. And it was. On December 3rd, 2023, Barcelona hosted Atletico at Camp Nou in Round 15 of La Liga. The decisive goal was scored in the 28th minute, by none other but Felix.##NAJAVA_MECA_8283975##However, it was not the goal, but the celebration that angered Atletico fans, and the relationship between them and the Portuguese was spoiled for good. And now, when he’s gone, they decided to get revenge, not directly on him, but on the plaque they believe he doesn’t deserve anymore.Joao Felix celebrating by doing the Bellingham against his parent club Atletico Madrid. This man doesn’t care about them anymore 😭😂 pic.twitter.com/fIg6Dwd5Px— CrossAndNod (@crossandnodFT) December 3, 2023 In Christopher Nolan’s famous movie The Dark Knight, Harvey Dent utters the sentence, You either die a hero or live long enough to become a villain. In the eyes of Atletico fans, he’s become and will probably forever remain – a villain and a traitor.
