An update has emerged on Aston Villa and their interest in signing Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid in the January transfer window…
What’s the talk?
Journalist Dean Jones has confirmed that the Villans are monitoring the Portugal international’s status ahead of next month, although he is not confident that the club will be able to secure a deal for his signature.
He told GIVEMESPORT: “It is true they are checking out his situation but it is one thing for Villa to have interest in Joao Felix and quite another to actually sign him.
“He’s a £100m footballer who is looking to become one of the best in the world in his position.
“At the age of 23 and on the back of a decent World Cup, it is difficult to see him joining a side with no European prospects.”
The reporter has previously, however, revealed that the attacker is “open” to joining a Premier League side as his next club if he decides to leave Spain.
Jack Grealish 2.0
Unai Emery could land his own Grealish for Villa by securing a deal, against the odds, to sign the Atletico Madrid forward ahead of the second half of the campaign.
In his last season at Villa Park, the England international scored six goals and assisted ten in 24 Premier League starts for the club. He created 3.2 chances per game and averaged a Sofascore rating of 7.54 as he made himself Dean Smith’s talisman in the final third – scoring and creating goals to win the side valuable points.
Felix, who produced one goal and two assists in four World Cup appearances for Portugal in Qatar, is a forward who could have a very similar impact at the top end of the pitch for Villa.
The 23-year-old has scored 11 goals and provided seven assists in 18 La Liga starts for Atletico since the start of last season, after plundering seven goals and five assists in 14 starts in the 2020/21 campaign for the Spanish giants.
These statistics show that the dynamo, who talent scout Jacek Kulig once dubbed “beautiful” to watch”, has the quality to be a Grealish-like figure for Emery in the Premier League as he can be a difference maker in front of goal – both in terms of scoring and creating.
Therefore, the Villa head coach could land his own talisman in the attack by beating off competition from other teams and convincing Felix that the club has the potential to compete in Europe in the near future.