Aston Villa might be provided the prospect to signal Joao Felix for a second time this summer time by super-agent Jorge Mendes after Mauricio Pochettino opted towards a everlasting switch following his appointment at Stamford Bridge. The 23-year-old Portuguese attacker has returned to father or mother membership Atletico Madrid following the completion of the Premier League season however his future on the Wanda Metropolitano stays unsure as a result of deterioration of his relationship with Diego Simeone.

Villa had made a play to signal Real Madrid attacking midfielder Marco Asensio on a free switch after the Spaniard determined to run down his contract on the Bernabeu however the 27-year-old has now agreed phrases to hitch Paris Saint-Germain on a long-term contract.

Mendes was central to the completion of the deal and as a comfort, he's anticipated to supply Villa - and several other different Premier League golf equipment - the prospect to land Felix this summer time both on a mortgage or everlasting foundation as Unai Emery targets attacking reinforcements.

Atletico president Enrique Cerezo revealed on Tuesday afternoon that the La Liga membership didn't have any speedy plans for Felix, hinting they had been relying on Chelsea to pursue a everlasting switch for his or her £113million club-record signing.

Cerezo mentioned: “We have been informed that Poch does not count with Joao Felix for Chelsea. We've known for less than 24 hours. He'll come and we'll see what happens... we don't have anything planned."

Last December, Villa were approached by Mendes alongside Chelsea over a possible January move for Felix while Manchester United and Arsenal also held discussions over the terms of the deal.

Yet none of those clubs besides Chelsea were prepared to match the staggering numbers involved in the eventual agreement that was reached with Atletico.

The big-spending Blues are understood to have paid their Spanish counterparts a loan fee of £9.5m while also agreeing to cover Felix's entire £270,000-a-week salary during his underwhelming six-month spell in west London.

Atletico are thought to be open to sanctioning another loan for Felix this summer, although they would understandably favour a permanent sale to significantly bolster their transfer funds.

Felix mustered just four Premier League goals in 16 top-flight outings for the Blues and was sent off on his debut in the 2-1 west London derby defeat at Fulham following a high lunge on Kenny Tete.

Intriguingly, Emery publicly confessed his admiration for Felix ahead of his side's 2-0 win at Chelsea in April and also declared he wants to ensure his side are able to sign players of his calibre in the future.

“He’s a special player and was not totally impossible for us, but he wanted to play for a team in the Champions League,” Emery declared.

“We are realistic about how we can improve and how we can add players to improve our squad.

“He has a high salary and Chelsea paid a lot of money for that. I like him but we were never really in the running for him.”

Felix is known to have made it clear forward of the January switch window that he wished to prioritise Champions League soccer.

Villa boss Emery has been finalising summer time switch plans with sporting director Johan Lange and the remainder of the membership's hierarchy after securing Europa Conference League soccer on the ultimate day of the season with victory over Brighton.

Leicester winger Harvey Barnes and Villarreal central defender Pau Torres are believed to function on Villa's summer time shortlist, as does Tottenham attacking midfielder Giovani Lo Celso, who performed beneath Emery at each Paris Saint-Germain and Villarreal.