“I didn't hear anything,” was the reply from Joao Felix when he was asked about Manchester United’s rumoured interest in him over the summer.
Perhaps the striker now wishes he had amid his reported fall-out with Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone. The 23-year-old has not started a league game since being taken off after an hour in September’s loss to rivals Real Madrid.
That hasn’t stopped him from showing his quality over the past few months, though. Felix scored three goals from the bench in his final two La Liga outings ahead of the World Cup break before netting one and assisting two for his country in Qatar.
