Simeone admits that Felix, who replaces Griezmann, is one of his toughest projects

Benfica's 19-year-old star, replacing Antoine Griezmann, has made Diego Simeone recognize that this is one of the toughest projects. Of him.

Two days after Griezmann announced plans to leave Atletico Madrid, Diego Simeone was asked who could replace Frenchman This?Atletico Madrid respond with laughter. Simeone replied, "We need a player who plays behind the striker and can get 20 goals a year and not It's too expensive. It's not so easy to find it. "

Joao Félix is ​​an unusual 19-year-old striker who scored 20 goals and created 11 chances for Benfica versus Griezmann. He has scored 21 goals and sent 10 of his team-mates last season. But the youngster has spent 126 million euros (141 million US dollars) on spending at Atletico Madrid, more expensive than the price. Griezmann's € 120 million ($ 134 million) contract.

Simeone added that a boy from Portugal could not replace Griezmann but would become Griezmann in the future.