Aston Villa confirm interest in January

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Aston Villa confirm interest in January transfer deal for Chelsea star

Aston Villa’s president of football operations Monchi has confirme the club are intereste in signing.

Chelsea’s Joao Felix but admits an หากคุณสนใจเล่นพนันออนไลน์ที่ดีที่สุด สามารถสมัครสมาชิก UFABET ได้ที่นี่ พร้อมรับโปรโมชั่นพิเศษสำหรับสมาชิกใหม่ agreement will likely prove ‘complicate’ this January.

Felix returne to Chelsea from Atletico Madrid last summer, following an underwhelming. Loan spell during the 2022/23 season, in a deal worth in the region of £42million.

But Felix has once again flattere to deceive in a Chelsea shirt, managing just one goal and an assist in the. Premier League this season, and there is mounting speculation that the attacking.

Enzo Maresca and Villa have closely monitoring the situation, with Unai Emery a known admirer of the Portugal international.

With Jhon Duran on the verge of a lucrative switch to the Saudi Pro League, Felix has identifie as a top target to help fill the void left by the Colombian forward. The latest indicate he has even asked to leave Stamford Bridge.

‘The first thing we are going to do with the money we receive from the sale of Duran is to keep a portion of it because of the Financial Fair Play rules, which are very demanding,’ Villa chief Monchi told Spanish publication.

‘A significant part of the income will go towards that. Then there are names, one of them being Joao.

‘Emery likes him, because in the three transfer markets I have in, the fourth with this one, he has always mentione and has a small object of desire for Emery. But it is complicate and I don’t know if we will be able to do it.

‘He is a player with a lot of quality and Emery has able to recover players. Who were considere lost in his history as a coach. He trusts in Joao’s talent.

‘Previously, Aston Villa were in the Europa Conference League and he wanted the Champions League, that’s why he went to Barcelona.

‘Then, in the operation with Conor Gallagher and Atletico, he had to enter into negotiations with. Chelsea and we couldn’t get it done.’

While acknowledging that Duran has ‘tremendous potential’, Monchi says the money being offere from Saudi Arabia is nigh-on impossible for both the club and the player to turn down.

‘He is a player with tremendous potential but these types of offers, for the club and the player, are difficult to reject,’ he added.

‘Between fixed and variable amounts, it will be close to €85million. There are a few small details left and for the player it is an incredible economic leap.

‘You are not only a sporting manager, but also a financial manager for a club. These offers are difficult to reject, because they increase his salary fivefold.’