Will Arsenal fans welcome £200k-a-week star after Board informed target wants move

Arsenal have been told that Joao Felix does not want to play at Atletico Madrid any longer – but would fans welcome the player?

With the many reports in the media suggesting that Mikel Arteta is desperate to improve his squad in the January window – there has been alot of speculation about Joao Felix.

The young Portuguese star is regarded very highly in the game but has been unable to hit the heights that many had hoped for during his time at Madrid – which has led to rumours he could leave.

According to recent reports on the Daily Mail,  Arsenal are exploring the idea of signing Felix on loan until the end of the season After the injury to Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus, and Mikel Arteta has been hunting for possible replacements with Felix’s name popping up on his list.

Now – Spanish football expert Fernando Kallas has told Sky Sports News that Felix no longer wants to stay at Madrid: “Jorge Mendes has spent the entire night trying to negotiate because Felix doesn’t want to play in Madrid anymore.

“The relationship between him and Simeone is broken and there is an exodus of Atletico Madrid players who want to get out of Simeone’s control.

“The thing is, Atletico Madrid paid a lot of money for Felix so they want something in return so we are talking about £15m until the end of the season, for six months, – so it’s a lot of money.”

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Joao Felix has plenty of talent and is just waiting to work under the right manager that will get the very best out of him.

But the way he plays – the kind of game that he has means that he would struggle at the Emirates and it could be a big mistake to sign him – even on a loan basis.

Fans would like to see him arrive – that is for sure – but whether or not he would make an impact is a different story

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