If the 21-year-old is reintegrated - as membership chief govt Richard Arnold initially deliberate to announce firstly of August - he faces fierce competitors as it's.

Antony, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund and Anthony Martial make up Ten Hag's attacking regiment.

Adding Felix to the combination would immediately restrict Greenwood's minutes as a striker and right-winger, given he would require time to regain health and match sharpness.

Whether United might load Felix's lofty wage calls for onto the membership's wage invoice stays to be seen, and the participant has publicly prompt that Barcelona could be his desire.

But his potential availability as a free agent would certainly be too intriguing an avenue to not discover.

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