Portuguese striker Joao Felix will be absent from his team Atlético match against his neighbor Real in the Derby capital Madrid next Saturday in the twenty-second stage of the Spanish Football League for a muscle injury.
Atletico Madrid club said in a statement today, Wednesday, that "Felix was injured in the right leg during his team's last match against Leganes in the local league."
"As the player continued to be annoyed after a day of rest, the medical device decided to carry out tests that showed a leg injury. His return to the stadiums relates to his response to treatment."
Felix moved to Atletico Madrid from Benfica, Portugal, in a famous deal amounting to 126 million euros last summer, but he has not yet appeared in the heights of his new team, and he has scored four goals in 24 games in various competitions.