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da bet vitoria： West Ham have joined the queue for Benfica youngster Joao Felix, per Calciomercato.
The 19-year-old is wanted by a number of elite European clubs and has a release clause worth €120million (£103m) embedded into his contract.
What’s the word?
Felix has become a superstar at Benfica this season.
Just 19, he has already made his Champions League debut and scored 11 goals in 28 appearances in all competitions, while laying on six assists.
A pacey, skilful right winger, Felix is being coveted by the likes of Juventus, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, PSG and Atletico Madrid.
The aforementioned report claims that his dream is to play alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, but Benfica are determined to keep him and are preparing an offer of a new contract that will raise his release clause to over €200m (£172m).
West Ham are said to be monitoring developments surrounding his future but may be priced out of the race relatively quickly.
Delusional
It is only right that Premier League clubs should be monitoring the best young talent from across the continent.
But Felix, the jewel of Benfica’s youth academy, is out of the Hammers’ league.
One’s mind is thrown back to when the club attempted to sign Neymar from Santos in 2010; the idea was good in principle but there was precious little chance of securing the Brazilian’s signature as the biggest clubs in the world circled.
The same is true here; why on earth would Felix fancy a move to east London over a club that has the genuine ability to win the Champions League?
West Ham, at the end of the day, should stay in their lane.