Aston Villa eye up audacious move for £300k-p/w Joao Felix alternative

Aston Villa have been linked with an audacious move for a João Félix alternative as a deal for the Portuguese forward looks increasingly difficult to do this summer, it has been reported. Unai Emery's side have already made eight new signings this summer, but are far from done in the transfer window. Headlined by the arrivals of Amadou Onana from Premier League rivals Everton and Ian Maatsen from Chelsea, the Villans are keen to bolster their squad ahead of their Champions League berth, their first in Europe's elite competition since the 1980s.