Aston Villa are increasingly confident that a deal to sign Portuguese international attacker Joao Felix can be arranged during this summer transfer window, as the player looks set to leave Atletico Madrid after five years and two loan spells at Chelsea and Barcelona. Villa are rumoured to be on the verge of smashing their transfer record to sign the 24-year-old.

​Aston Villa are increasingly confident that a deal to sign Portuguese international attacker Joao Felix can be arranged during this summer transfer window, as the player looks set to leave Atletico Madrid after five years and two loan spells at Chelsea and Barcelona. Villa are rumoured to be on the verge of smashing their transfer record to sign the 24-year-old.