Soccer-Atletico's Felix undergoes ankle surgery


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Athletic Bilbao - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - March 10, 2021 Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix reacts REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix has undergone surgery on his ankle, the La Liga champions said on Friday.

Felix, who cost a club record fee of 126 million euros ($149.02 million), has sustained four separate ankle injuries and started less than half of Atletico's La Liga games since joining from Benfica in 2019.

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