Joao Felix had a lacklustre mortgage spell at Chelsea however he could possibly be heading again to the Premier League once more in a shock switch hearsay.
What Premier League crew will Felix go to?
Aston Villa has been linked with Portuguese worldwide Felix, a switch that might attain a valuation of £50 million. Nonetheless, Felix is beneath contract in Spain for an additional 5 years, incomes over £250,000 per week—a wage that Villa are unable to match.
The membership is prepared to suggest a compensation package deal, inclusive of bonuses, amounting to £150,000 per week for Felix, which might place him because the highest-paid participant at Villa Park.
Each Benfica and Barcelona have expressed curiosity in securing Felix’s providers, albeit via mortgage agreements. The 24-year-old has beforehand performed for each golf equipment. It’s probably that Atletico Madrid will promote Felix moderately than mortgage him out once more.
Aston Villa are looking for to reinforce their squad depth following their qualification for the Champions League final season. The crew has parted methods with a number of key gamers throughout the switch window, together with Douglas Luiz and Moussa Diaby.
Regardless of this, Aston Villa has made vital investments in new gamers, welcoming Amadou Onana, Ian Maatsen, Cameron Archer, Jaden Philogene, Samuel Iling-Junior, Lewis Dobbin, Enzo Barrenechea, and Ross Barkley.
Felix would contribute useful expertise and attacking creativity to the crew.
Can Felix meet his potential at Aston Villa?
No membership has been capable of get the very best out of him however he’d be a dream signing for Unai Emery. Emery acknowledged again in 2023 that Felix was a ‘particular’ participant after Chelsea beat Aston Villa to signal him on mortgage.
Emery stated: “He’s a particular participant. It was not completely unattainable for us (to signal him), however he needed to play for a crew within the Champions League.
“We’re life like about how we are able to enhance and the way we are able to add gamers to enhance our squad. He has a excessive wage and Chelsea paid some huge cash for that. I like him, however we have been by no means actually within the working for him.
“He can help, rating targets, drop deep to construct up and he can play within the small areas and drive into the field. He’s particular.
“Our concept is to cut back the gap between them (a membership corresponding to Chelsea) and to get nearer to them in a single, two or three years. Spending cash like they did? No! However attempting to be constant and get there one other means in our work.”
Now that Aston Villa are within the Champions League, a transfer to Villa Park could seem extra appetising for Felix and it wouldn’t be a shock to see Emery get the very best out of him after his Aston Villa aspect surprised the Premier League to safe a prime 4 spot final season.
Felix stats
Since an unimaginable begin to his profession at Benfica, Felix has struggled to play exterior of his residence nation. He constantly manages to get 10 targets a season in all competitions however that isn’t ok for the worth that Atletico Madrid paid for him.
Felix was seen as some of the thrilling younger skills on the planet after he made the transfer from Benfica to Atletico Madrid in 2019. On the time, that switch marked the fifth costliest within the historical past of soccer as Atletico Madrid needed to break the financial institution to get Felix, setting them again £113m.
It hasn’t labored out for Felix on the Metropolitano and has had two mortgage spells to Chelsea and Barcelona since his massive cash transfer.
