Aston Villa frontrunners to sign 'unwanted' Atletico Madrid star Joao Felix

Unai Emery's team has already signed Youri Tielemans and Pau Torres

Despite PSG's withdrawal from a potential agreement to sign Joao Felix, Aston Villa are still in the driver's seat to sign the Portuguese star.

After a disastrous loan stint at Chelsea that resulted in the London club deciding against making a permanent move for the forward, the forward's future is uncertain.

Although he has returned to his first club, Atletico Madrid, manager Diego Simeone doesn't seem to have him in mind for the upcoming season.

While he is free to pursue chances abroad, it will be challenging to attract suitors given Madrid's £113 million transfer cost for the Portugal star in an effort to reclaim every penny of the funds as practicably possible.

PSG are the most recent party to abandon a deal, as reported by Football Espana, although Unai Emery's Villa may still be interested in bringing Felix back to the Premier League.

In the second half of the previous season, Joao Felix scored four goals in 20 games while playing on loan for Chelsea, who were having a terrible time scoring goals.

Many people had hoped that the relocation would be successful and last permanently, but Chelsea have shown no interest in making that a reality.

The French champions are the most recent team to decline the chance to sign Joao Felix, despite Jorge Mendes, the forward's agent, doing everything in his power to try and flog the forward's services.

Unai Emery is looking for an attacking player who can compete with Ollie Watkins; therefore, it's feasible that he might depart Atletico on an additional loan deal. Aston Villa could be a potential suitor in this situation.

Joao Felix, who is pursuing a transfer, was seen working out with Madrid's academy on the opening day of preseason earlier this week.

The manager, Diego Simeone, oversaw a tactical exercise with other senior players while the attacker was relegated to an academy rondo with Renan Lodi.