Transfer from Joao Felix: Manchester United victim of a £ 100m win for Benfica star

Real Madrid and Barcelona lead the race for Joao Felix, the prodigy of Benfica, which is a blow to the hopes of Manchester United.

The teenager Felix has emerged while the last big young teams are looking for.

His Portuguese club Benfica hopes to launch a summer auction that could reach 100 million pounds for the 19-year-old.

Striker Felix is ​​in an outstanding recent form with three goals and three badists in Benfica's last four games.

He impressed United's scouts. The Portuguese international under-21 has now scored nine goals and contributed five badists in 24 outings this season.

He scored in his recent 5-1 victory over Boavista and the 4-2 away win against Sporting Lisbon, his local rivals, under the eyes of scouts.

Felix also found the net in the defeat against Nacional 10-0 last weekend and played 90 minutes in the Europa League 2-1 win Thursday in Galatasaray.

Last month in Barcelona, ​​Frenkie de Jong, the star of Ajax, signed for 65 million pounds. The midfielder will join them this summer, despite Manchester City's interest.

But Mirror Sport has learned from Portuguese sources that Benfica is waiting for Felix to meet at Barca or Real Madrid, the two Spanish giants having already announced their intention.

Pep Guardiola, the boss of City, recently admitted that this was not a good omen: "Normally, when you participate in Madrid and Barcelona, ​​you will lose. You must be faster and more efficient. "

Meanwhile, Manchester United will be without Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial for two to three weeks.

The duo has been shining since the arrival of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as acting leader.

Both men took part in the defeat in the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain midweek, but they both left the field injured, none of them appearing in the second half.

It's unlikely that they're both playing this month.