Pep Guardiola Makes Personal Request For Manchester City To Sign La Liga Superstar

Back in January of this year, a leaked conversation surfaced in which the diminutive forward’s super agent, Jorge Mendes had gone on to voice his preference for his client making a switch to City as opposed to his eventual and current destination of Atletico Madrid.

“The best thing for João Félix is to move to Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola. It will be the most expensive transfer in the history of Portuguese football”, he stated, as revealed by Portuguese newspaper Record.

While the prodigious youngster ended up joining Diego Simeone’s side for a staggering £113 million, he has continued to be speculated with a move to the Etihad Stadium.

So much so that there were several reports that indicated that the former Benfica talisman was Manchester City’s alternative to number one transfer target Erling Haaland, before the Borussia Dortmund superstar ultimately swapped yellow for sky blue last month.

According to the latest information provided by journalist Bruno Andrade, Pep Guardiola ‘wants’ João Félix at Manchester City in the summer, as the club have planned the arrival of yet another big-name arrival aside from Erling Haaland.

However, it is also claimed that any possible transfer depends on the departures of fellow attacking duo, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling. Bruno Andrade mentions that City’s intention would be to reinforce their attacking depth and most importantly, adhere to Financial Fair Play regulations.

The Portuguese international’s inspired display against Manchester United is the perfect example of this redemption arc, as he was quite simply the best player on the pitch over the course of both legs.

While some may believe that the silky attacker fits the bill of Pep Guardiola’s favoured false nine position, it is worth noting that Manchester City already have two new strikers lined up in Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez.

With Felix not profiling as a winger unlike Raheem Sterling, who may be headed to Chelsea ahead of the new season, it is highly unlikely he could even come in as a potential successor — deeming the transfer highly unlikely.