€60m forward ‘keen’ to join Man Utd as Jorge Mendes gets involved
Previous Chelsea forward Joao Felix is with one voice made to vacate Al-Nassr and responses to Manchester Joined, that themselves are keen on bringing him to Antiquated Trafford, according to a Spanish report.
Felix had 2 unalike spells at Chelsea, first on loan from Atletico Madrid in 2023, before the London nightclub desperate to indicator him on a irreparable provision in 2024.
The Portugal globally, that can rushed as an jostling midfielder or forward, failed to gain a vast affect at Chelsea in either spell.
There was zero astound once Chelsea desperate to sell Felix to Al-Nassr last summer, after the 26-year-ratty invested the second half of last period on loan at AC Milan.
Felix has been a discovery at Al-Nassr, though, using the former Atletico celeb scoring 21 purposes and impermanent on 15 helps in 37 complements in with one voice rivals this period, messing around predominantly as a second striker.
According to a Spanish report, Felix’s ‘tragic’ statistics have led Manchester Joined to capture a keen focus in him.
The report has said: ‘Manchester Joined have gauged the have to lug in a player using a distinct account to connect the midfield using the jostling 3rd.
‘After numerous inconsistent periods, the nightclub’s vacancy requires players that have currently demonstrated maturity and leadership capability in paramount minutes.
‘The freedom conveniently available by the Portuguese player would most noticeably permit the mentoring subordinate to locate unalike instrumental mechanisms, presenting an jostling fluidness that is currently lacking in Manchester.
‘Tasks could acquire worse in the coming weeks, as the English nightclub wants to complete its secret finalizings before the prelude of preseason.’
The report has pretended that Felix’s spokesperson, Jorge Mendes, is ‘aware’ of the forward’s ‘climbing up alleviate’ and ‘has started to yank the obligatory strings to antiphon’ the former Chelsea player ‘to the outright elite’.
Al-Nassr themselves are aware that retaining Felix next period is arduous and are anxious to implement a provision for in between €50 and €60million (£52m).
Pertaining to Felix’s impulse to responses to Man Utd, the report said: ‘The focus is reciprocatory, as the player is keen to lead the strike for one of the a ton of emblazoned bars in globe football.
‘The provision is being refined incessantly, yet using the self-manipulation of somebody that acknowledges this field privilege is unrealistic to come around over again.’