Manchester United are facing serious competition from local rivals Manchester City in their bid to land Joao Felix.
According to the Express, the £100m-rated Benfica wonderkid is a serious target for both the Manchester clubs.
They were joined by eight European giants, including Premier League rivals Arsenal , Tottenham and Chelsea , in watching him bag a hat-trick in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Dubbed the next Cristiano Ronaldo , Felix has burst onto the scene and took Eintracht Frankfurt apart in the Europa League in front of a serious crowd of onlookers.
But with his value set to continue to rise, clubs are determined to act swiftly with United and City preparing for a tug of war.
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Liverpool have also been watching his progress, with Benfica understood to be set to allow the playmaker to leave if offers meet their valuation.
Felix recently told Marca: "My dream is always to play for the big teams and in the big competitions, but as I’ve already said, I am here and I am very happy at Benfica, who are also a big European team.”
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He was recently handed his first Portugal cap by manager Fernando Santos, who praised his "enormous potential".
"If I did not think Joao had quality, I think he would be here, it's very easy, I only put Joao because I believe he has enormous potential," Santos said.
