


Joao Felix's salary at FC Barcelona has increased tenfold.
Joao Felix is now earning 10 times his originally stipulated salary at FC Barcelona, according to a report from Catalunya Radio.
Felix completed a "dream" loan move from parent club Atletico Madrid approaching midnight on deadline day in the summer transfer window.
The Portuguese was heralded by Culers, as the Catalan club's fans are known, for taking a huge pay cut to just €400,000 ($425,000) a season in order to join Xavi Hernandez's 19-man first team squad.
Broached on this in a late September interview with Mundo Deportivo, Felix explained: "Yes, the truth is that I gave up a significant amount of money from my salary."
"But well, I needed to change," Felix added. "I needed to go to a place where I could practice my football and as I said I always believed that this would be the ideal place. Things are going well and I had to make that effort to get joy playing again."
Felix has been a roaring success in Catalonia thus far with his three goals and three assists helping the Blaugrana start their Champions League campaign with a 100% record and keep the heat on Real Madrid in the title race ahead of the November international break.
Though money doesn't appear to be a concern for a player whose primary ambition is to get his career back on track following a troubled €127 million ($135 million) stint at Atleti, Felix will now become much richer until June 30, 2024 when he must return to the Spanish capital if not bought permanently by Barca or another party.
According to Catalunya Radio, Felix's pay has now risen tenfold to €4 million ($4.25 million) a term.
Though the news would usually be unwelcomed by Culers worried about how their cash-strapped club will navigate Financial Financial Play limits and incorporate Brazilian teenager Vitor Roque into the team come January, everything should be fine with La Liga.
This is because the Spanish championship has already registered Joao Felix taking such a salary home, so there should be no change to outgoings in this area that could in other circumstances trigger an alarm with La Liga president Javier Tebas.