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Manchester United face competition for Portugal star Joao Felix

Joao Felix celebrates scoring against Ghana
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Atletico Madrid have lowered their asking price for Joao Felix to £86million, putting Manchester United on high alert ahead of the January transfer window.

According to The Mirror, United are set to face competition from Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich for the talented Portuguese international.

Ronaldo was given a hero’s welcome when he returned to Old Trafford last year but proceeded to alienate the club hierarchy, and many supporters, with his antics.

He failed to report for pre-season training as he pushed for a move to a club competing in the Champions League and left the ground early when he wasn’t brought on as a substitute.

The simmering tension finally came to a head with an interview he gave criticising his treatment by the club, the owners’ lack of ambition and new manager Erik ten Hag.

In the aftermath, Ronaldo’s contract was cancelled by mutual consent, leaving Man United in need of another attacking option.

That led to a £113 million move to Atletico Madrid that made him the fourth most expensive footballer in history behind Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Philippe Coutinho.

Despite winning the league title in his second season in Spain, Felix hasn’t been able to replicate his best form under the combustible Diego Simeone.

Sean Cole
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Sean Cole is a freelance journalist. He has written for FourFourTwo, BBC Sport and When Saturday Comes among others. A Birmingham City supporter and staunch Nikola Zigic advocate, he once scored a hat-trick at St. Andrew’s (in a half-time game). He also has far too many football shirts and spends far too much time reading the Wikipedia pages of obscure players.