Switch information knowledgeable Fabrizio Romano has claimed Premier League outfit Aston Villa is concerned about signing Barcelona goal Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid. Romano believes Villa is regardless of figuring out it should pay a hefty price 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) price in the summertime of 2019. The second striker had a sub-par first season in Spain, scoring 9 objectives and offering three assists in 36 video games throughout competitions. The next two seasons noticed him rating a complete of 20 objectives in 75 appearances, which was removed from what Diego Simeone was anticipating. There have been additionally experiences of inside turbulence, which brought about him to develop into an afterthought, resulting in mortgage spells away at Chelsea (quick mortgage in 2022-23) and Barcelona.
As per experiences, the Blaugrana had been delighted together with his performances within the 2023-24 season. Nevertheless, since there was no buy clause in his contract, Barca determined in opposition to 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 mild 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 an enormous fan.
“It’s an costly deal and never simple, however Aston Villa are nonetheless . Benfica have publicly acknowledged that he’s manner too costly for them, in order that’s them dominated out.”
He concluded by including:
“Barcelona’s focus proper now’s on signing Dani Olmo from RB Leipzig. There was no contact with Joao Felix lately, nevertheless it’s not clear what may occur within the coming weeks.”
Felix, who has 34 objectives in 131 video games for Atletico to this point, sees his contract expire in June 2029.
