"The change was good for me. I'm happy." Saturday night atop Montjuic in Barcelona, and in eight words João Félix had summed it all up, ensuring that no more are really necessary. Nothing to add. Might as well stop reading, then. There can be few cases as simple as his, few secrets as open.
By the end, no one was even trying to hide it anymore. Everyone already knew, and for the few that were a little slow, he'd said so publicly: Felix wanted to leave Atletico Madrid. Wanted? Needed.