Joao Felix £8m transfer trigger has Arsenal and Man United eyeing try before you buy January deal
dailyrecord.co.ukAtletico Madrid are prepared to let Joao Felix join an English Premier League club on loan next month as long as the Financial Fair Play costs of the Portugal international's contract are covered in full by his new employers.Felix joined Atletico Madrid for a transfer fee of €126million (currently £110.9m) in the summer of 2019.
The amortisation cost on the forward's seven-year contract amounts to €18m a season with the La Liga club asking for a loan fee of half that sum (£8m) plus the player's salary to be paid in full.
There would be no contractual option to buy.Arsenal - currently five points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League table - are interested in signing Felix following the loss of Gabriel Jesus to knee surgery.
Manchester United are considering Felix as a replacement for Cristiano Ronaldo, whose contract was terminated by mutual consent ahead of the World Cup Finals.
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