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Manchester United ready to pay £105 million release clause of Joao Felix

Joao Felix in action for Benfica v Eintracht Frankfurt - UEFA Europa League Quarter Final: First Leg

If there's any club in Europe that cannot wait for the summer transfer window, it is Manchester United. The Red Devils are in one of their worst slumps of recent times (and that's saying a lot) and are expected to undergo a facelift in the summer.

With Woodward ready to back Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the transfer market, the club is willing to throw some big bucks around in order to bring in exciting, young, talent to nurture a more exciting culture of football. Latest reports claim that United are ready to activate Benfica starman Joao Felix's £105 million release clause.

Joao Felix has been an absolute revelation this season and scored 20 goals and assisted a further 11 assists from 43 appearances for the Portuguese side. At 19 years of age, Felix also has his entire future ahead of him. Manchester United have to decide for themselves whether £105 million is worth spending on a young player who may or may not take to life in the toughest league on the planet.

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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