Arsenal ‘lead a five-team race to sign Joao Felix’ – though his agent Jorge Mendes ‘is pushing for him to join Aston Villa’ – after Atletico Madrid’s chief executive admitted they are open to selling their £114m record signing
- Arsenal are said to be leading a race to sign Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix
- Four Premier League teams are reportedly interested – along with PSG
- Atletico Madrid have revealed they are open to selling the £114m forward
- The 23-year-old arrived for the club record fee in 2019 but now wants to leave
- Felix could leave in January after impressing for Portugal during the World Cup
Arsenal are reportedly leading a five-team race to sign Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix – despite his agent Jorge Mendes ‘pushing for him’ to join Aston Villa.
Atletico Madrid chief executive Miguel Angel Gil admitted last week that Felix wants to leave the club and that they will be listening to offers for their all-time record signing.
Marca have reported that the Premier League table-toppers are the frontrunners to sign Felix, ahead of Manchester United, Chelsea, Aston Villa and Paris Saint-Germain.
Portugal star Joao Felix could be set to leave Atletico Madrid during the January window
Arsenal are said to be leading a five-team race to sign the Atletico Madrid attacking player
But The Athletic has reported that Jorge Mendes is pushing for his player to join Aston Villa.
Mendes has a strong relationship with Villa’s owners, the NSWE group ran by billionaires Nassef Sawiris and Wes Edens, after previously helping Unai Emery take the managerial vacancy after Steven Gerrard was sacked.
Felix could also be better suited to Arsenal, with the Gunners in need of attacking reinforcements after Gabriel Jesus underwent knee surgery.
There has been talk that the comments made by the chief executive of Atletico Madrid could see them look to offload Felix during the January transfer window.
Jorge Mendes is reportedly pushing for the Portuguese international to join Aston Villa
Mendes is close to Aston Villa’s owners after previously helping them appoint Unai Emery
Some Premier League sides believe he could be available on loan but others feel a permanent transfer is more realistic.
It is likely any…