Joao Felix ‘is not eager on a transfer to Birmingham’ regardless of his agent Jorge Mendes ‘pushing for him’ to affix Aston Villa.
There’s appreciable curiosity within the Atletico Madrid and Portugal ahead from Premier League golf equipment, with Arsenal reportedly main the chase forward of Chelsea and Manchester United.
However stories had instructed that Mendes is eager for Felix, 23, to swap Madrid for Birmingham and signal for Villa, the place Unai Emery is hoping to construct the membership again up right into a power.
Joao Felix is attracting curiosity from a number of Premier League golf equipment with it trying more and more probably he’ll depart Atletico Madrid subsequent yr
Aston Villa are among the many golf equipment however stories say Felix would not need to transfer from Madrid to Birmingham and be part of them. Pictured is the Bullring buying centre in Birmingham
Nonetheless, in line with Spanish newspaper Marca, Felix is not enticed by the prospect of transferring to Birmingham or Villa, as he prefers ‘a membership with extra substance and historical past.’
Mendes has a powerful relationship with Villa’s house owners, the NSWE Group run by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens.
They’re ready to again Emery with switch funds in subsequent yr’s switch home windows to push for European soccer at Villa Park.
Arsenal, who’ve emerged as Premier League title contenders this season, are reportedly main the way in which within the pursuit of Felix, after Atletico Madrid chief government Miguel Angel Gil admitted final week he desires to go away them.
Unai Emery is trying to show Villa right into a Premier League power and might be backed with money
Jorge Mendes is reportedly pushing for the Portuguese worldwide to affix Aston Villa
Paris Saint-Germain are additionally concerned with Felix, who has returned from the World Cup following Portugal’s shock elimination to Morocco within the quarter-finals.
Gil’s feedback trace that Atletico may welcome affords for Felix – whom they purchased from Benfica for £114million in 2019 – throughout January.
Given Felix has a contract at Atletico till 2026, it is going to take a substantial sum to prise him away and a few Premier League sides consider a mortgage might be extra reasonable.
The ahead was one among his nation’s star performers in Qatar earlier than they had been 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 possibilities of agent Mendes transferring him on in January are appreciable.
Talking on his method to Dubai for La Liga’s Meeting, Gil instructed Spanish tv TVE: ‘He’s the largest funding the membership has ever made and I feel he’s on the highest degree on this planet when it comes to expertise.
‘I might love him to proceed, however that isn’t 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 targets and aiding three.
