Aston Villa are not giving up on João Félix , according to Spanish journalist José Manuel "Pipi" Estrada in El Chiringuito . The Villains want to sign the Portuguese and plan to fight Chelsea for the Portuguese. They want to sign the Viseu star and do not plan to waste the opportunity if they can have it.
The departure of Cameron Archer , a Villa Park youth player to Southampton , leaves a place for them to sign. They will receive around 25 million pounds, which is expected to be enough to increase the offer. The colchoneros have everything well advanced with Chelsea , but an arrival from Monchi's team could return the negotiation to square one.
Monchi wants Joao Felix
The San Fernando native has been working very hard all summer to attract to Birmingham the man he believes could be his star signing. They understand that, by playing in the Champions League and having a more solid project than the one they presented to him last year, he can choose them. They were already left wanting when the Portuguese decided to sign for Barça and reject the Villains.
Unai Emery has made several calls to the player and his entourage, as Rubén Uría commented on several of his programmes. The idea was always to convince him that the project is a winner and that he will get minutes with him. That is the only thing the Portuguese player wants: to play and be a protagonist, to feel like a star again.
Diego Simeone prefers his departure
At Atlético de Madrid they know that he is relegated due to his bad relationship with some of his teammates and with Diego Simeone himself. Despite the fact that he returned from FC Barcelona with a very good attitude, working hard and earning minutes in the preseason.
He surprised everyone with this change. The cocky and defiant João has moved to a better, much more humble plane.
It is not enough; everyone understands that it has been a temporary respite so that he can find his way out as soon as possible. Aston Villa appeared first, and now the one in the lead to get his services is Chelsea . The Londoners want to convince him with a fan base that loves him and that really supports him.
Pochettino ruled him out
He has already played for six months at the Stamford Bridge club and he did not continue just because Mauricio Pochettino wanted him to. "The Chelsea football management is in love with João Félix" said Rubén Uría himself yesterday on his programme El Club de Uría . Meanwhile, the Portuguese had some doubts about Chelsea not playing in the Champions League.
But before returning to Benfica or staying at Atlético , he is in favour of the idea of going to London . However, Chelsea have made it clear that they will arrive on their terms, according to some British tabloids. In the next few days his case should be resolved, if Aston Villa do not go ahead with the sale of Cameron Archer .