Aston Villa have taken the transfer market by storm this summer and a deal for Joao Felix would send a message to their rivals.

Aston Villa have barely taken a second to breathe since finishing in fourth and qualifying for the Champions League.

Eight new signings have already walked through the door at Villa Park with Amadou Onana the latest to arrive following a £50million deal with Everton.

But even now, they are still looking for improvements and a deal for Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix could be on the cards.

As revealed by HITC, Villa are prepared to pay over £50million for Felix and are willing to make him the club’s top earner.

Villa’s sporting director, Monchi, has made moves for Felix after holding talks with Unai Emery.

However, it is understood that Felix’s former club Benfica is also in the race with the Portuguese side stepping up their interest in a loan deal for the 24-year-old.

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Villa have got a lot of their transfer business done early this summer but they will have to move quickly if they want to get a deal over the line for Felix.

According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Felix wants his future resolved by August 4th before Atletico fly out to Hong Kong.

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He returned to Madrid on Friday but Felix was pictured training alone during his first day back.

The Spanish side are set to face Kitchee in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong on Wednesday 7th August.

Felix joined Atletico’s pre-season tour last summer but failed to play a single minute in any friendly match before he eventually joined Barcelona on loan.

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If Villa are able to get a deal over the line, Felix could instead fly to join up with Emery’s squad for their tour of the United States.

Villa have already faced MLS champions Columbus Crew in America, where they suffered a 4-1 defeat.

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