PORTO (Reuters) - Portugal are ready to unleash precocious teenager Joao Felix at the Nations League this week with coach Fernando Santos saying the 19-year-old has not been brought along just for the ride.
The Benfica forward has still to make his international debut but has had a remarkable first season in professional football with 20 goals and 11 assists for his club in 43 games in all competitions.
Although he has a contract until June 2023, it has a 120 million euro release clause and, according to the rumour mill, there are plenty of clubs willing to pay up. Joao Felix was used only sparingly by Benfica at the start of the season but his fortune changed when coach Rui Vitoria was fired in January and replaced by Bruno Lage, who immediately gave him a run.
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