On Monday, Al Nassr opened contract talks with Jorge Mendes to extend João Félix for two more seasons through 2029, SPORT reported.
The proposed deal offers 12.5 million euros net per season, marking a 2.5 million euro raise over his current wages.
Félix currently records seven goals and 11 assists across 14 matches totaling 1,186 minutes in Saudi Arabia, according to SPORT.
“Sí, ya hemos hablado de esto y ya le he dado mi opinión: necesita volver a Europa cuanto antes,” said Hugo Félix, speaking to A Bola as reported by Diario AS. “Debe seguir disfrutando, porque lo más importante para que un jugador rinda al máximo nivel es jugar con alegría y confianza.”
The player’s brother added that returning to elite European competition remains central to the forward’s career ambitions. “Pero necesita volver a Europa para jugar en una liga importante y en la Champions League, para destacar aún más de lo que ya lo hace y, por supuesto, ganar la Champions League, porque ese es su sueño,” Hugo Félix told Diario AS.
Elsewhere in the winter transfer market, the transfer window updates across European leagues detailed by Sports Illustrated show active recruitment by English clubs. Arsenal has included Real Madrid forward Endrick on a four-player shortlist for January, while also evaluating Atlético de Madrid attacker Álex Baena and Bournemouth’s Junior Kroupi. At the same time, Arsenal firmly rejected any approach from Barcelona for Piero Hincapié.
Chelsea views a move for World Cup-experienced midfielder Martín Zubimendi as viable despite strong interest from Real Madrid in the 27-year-old, according to Sports Illustrated. Meanwhile, RB Leipzig holds little financial incentive to part with Antonio Nusa in January given their summer revenue, and rumors linking Jeremie Frimpong to Al Hilal have been dismissed.
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