Manchester United’s need to strengthen themselves at the top is pretty much all over the world and agents are desperately trying to get their clients to move to Old Trafford.
If it were the summer, anything could have been possible, but after last summer’s extravagant spending coupled with the possibility of the Glazers selling United, finances are pretty stretched at the moment.
That has meant that United will only dive into the loan market to get their desired profile of player and even that is on a fairly low budget.
There remains a big gap between United and Atlético
Atlético de Madrid striker Joao Félix is ​​on the market and temporarily available should a club decide to participate.
However, as previously reported on The Peoples Person, a deal is far from certain due to the loan fee Atlético is asking for and the player’s salary demands.
As Relevo reveals, “the English team is willing to offer four million euros plus full salary for the loan of the Portuguese until June.
???? Manchester United is willing to offer €4M for the simple loan of João Félix but Atlético de Madrid wants around €12M/€13M.
Atleti is calm about the situation and it is still possible that Félix stays at Madrid.
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“It would be a simple loan, without a purchase option.
The rojiblancos know this from Jorge Mendes, the player’s agent, and they consider that very far from what they want, since they would accept the same formula but receiving an amount close to 12 or 13 million.
And the Portuguese striker is also not satisfied with his club’s demands, as he feels such a request could rob him of the chance to leave Madrid.
Despite Félix’s desire to leave, Atlético insist that their star asset will only be able to leave if all financial conditions are met.
Atlético on the hunt for a replacement
They are willing to keep him until the end of the season if necessary.
Not everything is going well between the player and his coach Diego Simeone, who even asked the player’s adviser (Jorge Mendes) to fix the situation.
Interestingly, despite not being ready to let Felix go on the cheap, Atlético are looking for a replacement.
The publication has revealed that Real Betis striker Borja Iglesias is someone Simeone admires and that the club could sign for him after resolving the transfer of Felix.
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