Atletico Madrid President Makes Blunder As He Offers Verdict on Barcelona’s Joao Felix

• Joao Felix had an underwhelming spell at the Spanish club Atletico Madrid
• Atleti's president, Enrique Cerezo, recently spoke about the Portuguese forward
• The Spanish club president committed a blunder, which has generated a flurry of fan reactions

Joao Felix blistering start to life at reigning La Liga Champions Barcelona has not gone unnoticed. The 23-year-old Portuguese who struggled to find his feet for the better part of his four-year stay at Madrid-based club Atletico, has made light work of adjusting to life and fitting into the set-up of Xavi Hernandez's Catalan side.

The forward who has found the back of the net three times and provided two assists in his first four games, have left many at the Atleti hierarchy bemused at the forward failure to fully integrate into the set-up created by long-serving manager Deigo Simeone.

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Ahead of the first Madrid Derby against Real Madrid, club president Enrico Cerezo, offering his verdict on the 23-year-old forward, made a blunder which has since generated a flurry of fan reactions.

Atleti's president makes error on Felix

The 75-year-old, speaking to the media ahead of his side's victory against Real Madrid was quizzed about Felix.

His response was one that raised eyebrows among many

As quoted by Barca Times, he said:

"Vinicius is a fantastic player, and he's proving it at Barcelona. He didn't adapt to us. He wasn't ready, but remember that he's an Atlético player."

He meant to refer to Félix.

Fans have however found the humour in the club president's blunder and taken to social media to react;

@splufic_dice tweeted:

"Bro's drunk."

@Ericksonmike responded:

"Lol was he on vodka😂."

@angrygavi commented:

"They don't even remember his name 😂😂. We gotta keep him 😭😭😭."

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@strikerfn1x posted:

"Blud doesn't even know his own players lol."

@mazharulalom31 also posted:

"Drunk presi Don't worry he is our now."

Barcelona fans nonetheless hope the club's hierarchy will be able to reach an agreement for a permanent transfer of Felix who had prior to his loan transfer named the Blaugrana as his dream club, as reported by Goal.

Felix scores for Barca in UCL

In a related article, Sports Brief highlighted Joao Felix's remarkable performance for Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.

Felix initiated the scoring for the five-time champions in Europe's most prestigious club competition, marking a significant milestone as Barcelona extended their streak of 20 consecutive appearances in the Champions League group stage.