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Kieran Horn

Arsenal and Chelsea handed boost in Joao Felix transfer battle after Bayern Munich decision

Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix seems destined for a move away from the Spanish capital with plenty of talk occurring around his future with Chelsea and Arsenal both interested. Felix has impressed for Portugal at the World Cup, grabbing a goal against Ghana in the group stages before notching two assists in the 6-1 last-16 win against Switzerland.

Those performances have alerted Chelsea and Arsenal to Felix, with Atletico slapping a £100million price tag on the 23-year-old. Earlier this year football.london reported that the Gunners were interested in signing the Portugal international, while Chelsea could also renew interest having chased to sign Felix from Benfica back in 2019 before he joined Atletico and comments from CEO, Gil Marín, has given both clubs great optimism about securing a deal.

When discussing Felix's future at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, he said: “Joao Felix has top level but because of his relationship with Simeone and game time… we feel that makes sense to consider potential bids to sell him."

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