Unai Emery is known to be a huge fan of the Portuguese, who he has already tried to sign on several occasions as Villa boss. Last summer, he came close to landing Felix, but a move didn't materialise in the end as the forward was used in Atletico Madrid's deal with Chelsea to sign Conor Gallagher.

The hours following the last matchday of the Champions League league phase got quite intense with many clubs looking to secure moves ahead of the transfer window closing on Monday. In Italy, AC Milan are particularly active as the Rossoneri have decided to replace their starting striker with a Mexican talent with Alvaro Morata set to join Galatasaray.

Aston Villa are interested in signing Joao Felix from Chelsea before the end of the January transfer window. According to RMC Sport, Aston Villa are now in direct negotiations with Chelsea over a deal for Felix this month.

Felix has only started three times for Chelsea in the Premier League so far this season, following his transfer from Atletico Madrid in August, with boss Enzo Maresca making it clear Cole Palmer is his first choice in a lone attacking midfielder role.

Chelsea will consider using wantaway forward Joao Felix in a deal to sign Arsenal and West Ham target Jhon Duran from Aston Villa, according to reports. Felix only joined Chelsea last summer in a £45m deal from Atletico Madrid,

Joao Felix wants to leave Chelsea as he is unhappy with the amount of playing time he has received this season, The Transfers Podcast understands. LISTEN TO THE LATEST EPISODE HERE The 25-year-old joined the Blues from Atletico Madrid for an initial €52 million last summer after previously representing the West London club during a loan spell in the 2022/23 season.

Chelsea could offload two players to the same Premier League club this month. Chelsea could end up offloading two players to the same Premier League rival with talks ongoing over possible deals. The Blues are expected to sell or loan a number of players before the winter deadline closes on Monday night.