Arsenal are reportedly leaving a five-team race to signal Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix – regardless of his agent Jorge Mendes ‘pushing for him’ to hitch Aston Villa.
Atletico Madrid chief govt Miguel Angel Gil admitted final week that Felix desires to go away the membership and that they are going to be listening to presents for his or her all-time file signing.
Marca have now reported that the Premier League table-toppers are main the race to signal Felix, which additionally consists of Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain.
Portugal star Joao Felix could possibly be set to go away Atletico Madrid in the course of the January window
Arsenal are stated to be main a five-team race to signal the Atletico Madrid attacking participant
It comes regardless of the Athletic reporting that Jorge Mendes is pushing for his participant to hitch Aston Villa.
Mendes has a robust relationship with Villa’s homeowners, the NSWE group ran by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, after beforehand serving to Unai Emery take the managerial emptiness after Steven Gerrard was sacked.
The Athletic although do additionally add that Felix could possibly be higher suited to Arsenal, with the Gunners additionally in want of attacking reinforcements after Gabriel Jesus underwent knee surgical procedure.
There was discuss that the feedback made by the chief govt of Atletico Madrid may see them look to dump Felix in the course of the January switch window.
Jorge Mendes although is pushing for the Portuguese worldwide to hitch Aston Villa
Mendes is near Aston Villa’s homeowners after beforehand serving to them appoint Unai Emery
Some Premier League sides imagine he could possibly be accessible on mortgage, although others really feel a everlasting switch is extra practical.
It is probably any membership seeking to signal Felix should make investments huge cash on the Portugal star who’s contracted till 2026.
Felix joined the membership from Benfica for £114million again in 2019 – which stands to at the present time as their file signing.
The ahead was considered one of his nation’s star performers in Qatar – earlier than they obtained knocked out in a shock defeat to Morocco within the quarter-finals.
Felix has fallen out of favour at Atletico Madrid beneath Diego Simeone to this point this season
Felix has been unsettled in Spain for a while and Sportsmail reported that the probabilities of agent Mendes transferring him on in January are appreciable.
Talking on his option to Dubai for La Liga’s Meeting, Gil instructed Spanish tv TVE: ‘He’s the largest funding the membership has ever made and I believe he’s on the highest degree on this planet when it comes to expertise.
‘I’d love him to proceed, however that’s not the participant’s thought.’
Felix, has fallen out of favour in Madrid and has chalked up simply 9 begins in all competitions this marketing campaign, scoring 4 and aiding three.
