Monchi also confirmed Villa’s interest in Paris Saint-Germain’s former Real Madrid winger Marco Asensio, while earlier this week the club rejected a shock bid from Arsenal for England striker Ollie Watkins. Villa have also been linked with a move for Joao Felix’s Chelsea team-mate Axel Disasi in recent weeks.

Football pundits Gary Lineker and Micah Richards have warned Aston Villa against signing João Félix from Chelsea. Aston Villa are keen to bring in the Portuguese playmaker during the January transfer window,

Aston Villa have identified Joao Felix as their primary target to replace Jhon Duran, who is set to join Al-Nassr, per Sky Sports.