Herrera: The Porto players thought Joao Felix might be a snob, but he's a nice guy Atletico Madrid Revealed his first impression of the Portuguese

Hector Herrera and Joao Felix's arrivals at Atletico Madrid last summer could not have been more different, with the former signing on a free while the latter joined for 126 million euros, yet the Mexican midfielder is full of praise for the Portuguese prodigy.

However, Herrera's first idea of what Joao Felix might be like did not fit the reality, with the two having competed for Porto and Benfica respectively prior to making the move to Atletico.

"Maybe we [at Porto] saw him differently or thought he might be a bit of a snob, but Joao Felix is a nice guy," Herrera told A Bola.

"We roughed him up when he came... I'm not kidding!

"It was a normal thing. He's a quiet boy who's very keen and who wants to do things right."