Manchester City have made an enquiry about the availability of Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix, according to reports in the UK.

The Citizens are actively looking to sign a new striker this summer and they do have a long-standing interest in the Portuguese international.

Pep Guardiola’s side were keen on snapping up Felix before Atletico signed him from Benfica last summer, but it looks as though they have taken another look at him. Fans on Twitter have been debating whether the 20-year-old would be a realistic signing:

Alright. Now we're talkin

— Don Khaldoon (@UEFAdestroyer) August 4, 2020

Atletico don't want to sell. Not happening.

— Luke (@Komps4) August 4, 2020

Buy! Buy!! Buy!!! Buy!!!! Buy!!!!!

— ?? ? 卂乃卂ㄚㄖㄩ尺爪乇 ?©️ (@yourme4sheezy) August 4, 2020

His release clause is €350M. We know this because in Spain, every player has to have one in their contract. We benefitted from it for Rodri and Laporte. Him? Not gonna happen

— T1 KANG JIE (@T1_KangJie) August 4, 2020

Halaad is 100 times better than him

— DaCapital_A (@ADacapital) August 4, 2020

i’d like to see it

— KD (@kd_ceo1) August 4, 2020

It will be great signing but Seems impossible

— Siyabonga Msithini?? (@JSMsithini) August 4, 2020

Simply isn’t happening, they aren’t brain dead to sell him at a discount when he’s still got loads of years left on his contract like many people on here seem to think. If anything we’d have to double what they paid just because they know this club has money.

— Sam (@MikeTysonFury) August 4, 2020

If althlitico wants to offload him. City can get it cheaper

— Lee Bong Bong (@HHH816) August 4, 2020

haaland plx

— Shawn (@shawnthesharkk) August 4, 2020

You cannot fault City’s ambition but with a reported €350m (£316m) release clause, Atletico are under no pressure to sell their prized asset. Even if they were, his price tag would probably prove prohibitive, especially after an unconvincing first season in Spain.

Felix scored just eight goals and provided three assists in 35 appearances, which are not the sort of numbers you would expect from a €120m player.