Switch information professional Fabrizio Romano has claimed Premier League outfit Aston Villa is all in favour of signing Barcelona goal Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid. Romano believes Villa is regardless of realizing it must pay a hefty payment to signal the Portuguese attacker.
The costliest switch in Atletico Madrid historical past, Felix joined the membership for a whopping €127.2 million ($139.27 million) payment in the summertime of 2019. The second striker had a sub-par first season in Spain, scoring 9 targets and offering three assists in 36 video games throughout competitions. The next two seasons noticed him rating a complete of 20 targets in 75 appearances, which was removed from what Diego Simeone was anticipating. There have been additionally reviews of inner turbulence, which induced him to turn into an afterthought, resulting in mortgage spells away at Chelsea (brief mortgage in 2022-23) and Barcelona.
As per reviews, the Blaugrana have been delighted together with his performances within the 2023-24 season. Nonetheless, since there was no buy clause in his contract, Barca determined towards attempting to signal Felix from a league rival. After the 2024 European Championship, Barcelona has modified its priorities and is at the moment seeking to signal Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig.
With Barcelona snarled in different issues, Premier League up-and-comer Aston Villa has entered the race and is prone to face little or no competitors if it chooses to barter for him within the coming days.
Fabrizio Romano Says Aston Villa Is In A Good Place To Land Barcelona Goal
Shedding gentle on the Felix saga, Romano stated (through GiveMeSport):
“I don’t see Joao Felix staying at Atletico Madrid past this month. Aston Villa stay within the participant, and I’ve by no means dominated them out of the race as Unai Emery is a giant fan.
“It’s an costly deal and never simple, however Aston Villa are nonetheless . Benfica have publicly acknowledged that he’s means too costly for them, in order that’s them dominated out.”
He concluded by including:
“Barcelona’s focus proper now could be on signing Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig. There was no contact with Joao Felix lately, nevertheless it’s not clear what might occur within the coming weeks.”
Felix, who has 34 targets in 131 video games for Atletico to date, sees his contract expire in June 2029.
