Felix won the league title with Benfica last seasonAtletico Madrid are keen to sign Benfica forward Joao Felix but face stiff competition from other clubs, BBC Sport understands. A source close to the Spanish runners-up said it would be "very difficult" to sign the Portugal international. And he would become the second-most expensive teenager following the 180m euros paid to Monaco by Paris St-Germain for forward Kylian Mbappe in 2018. Former Porto youth player Felix made his international debut against Switzerland in the Nations League semi-final earlier this month. He scored a hat-trick against Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League in April, becoming the youngest Benfica player and the youngest Portuguese footballer to score three goals in Europe and the youngest player ever to do so in the competition.

Source: BBC June 18, 2019 14:32 UTC