Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has backed Portugal teammate Joao Felix to succeed.

The Atletico Madrid forward is being linked with a move to the Red Devils.

While Fernandes is not commenting on any transfers, he does have a lot of time for his Portugal colleague.

"I don't know what the problem is, I know that Joao has a lot of quality and great potential, he's very young," said Fernandes, speaking in February this year.

"Sometimes we forget his age and don't understand that he's in a growth phase.

"When Atletico bought him he had barely done six months at Benfica, it shows the quality of the player, because not many clubs can afford that, and there were several clubs interested. His quality has to be used for the team.

"We all know what Diego Simeone is asking for, but he can also defend. I think he needs freedom, but I can't comment much on that. From what I saw at Benfica, he's a player who can reach a level that few others can. He has all the possible qualities to reach it.

"He will do it at Atletico or elsewhere. I don't speak about football with him. I don't think that among us players we should talk about football.

"He's a very good guy and has a lot of quality. At Atletico or elsewhere, he will succeed because of the good head he has on his shoulders."