On Wednesday, Tribuna journalist Héctor Gómez reported Aston Villa have informed Atlético Madrid they are set to make an offer for João Félix.
He also said Unai Emery is keen to have the 24-year-old at his disposal and sees it as a personal challenge to turn him into a star at Aston Villa.
Thursday’s edition of Mundo Deportivo claims Aston Villa ‘insist’ on signing the forward this summer.
The Portugal international was on loan at Barcelona last season and recent claims have stated they could bring him back to the Camp Nou, but only on a temporary deal.
Mundo relay that again and add that Los Rojiblancos aren’t in favour of sanctioning another loan transfer for the former Benfica man.
Diego Simeone’s side want to sell the player for a ‘considerable amount’ in this window and they value Félix at €60m.
Aston Villa want Félix for the Champions League next season but have no desire to meet the Madrid’s club’s asking price. The newspaper says they don’t even plan to offer €40m for the attacker.
Earlier claims stated that Emery’s side are looking to sign Félix on loan, and it would make sense for them to pursue this formula, considering Atlético haven’t yet received an offer for him.
