Neves has scored four goals and grabbed two assists to put him amongst Wolves’ biggest goal contributors in the Premier League this term. The Portugal international has played the some of his best football for Wolves in 2021/22 and Bruno Lage believes he has put his career ‘on a different level’. Arsenal will face competition for Neves, who is being courted by Manchester United and Barcelona – with the latter favourites to sign him according to The Athletic. Wolves have held talks with Neves’ agent Jorge Mendes over a new contract, but Lage admits a huge offer could tempt the club into selling their star man.
Bruno Lage said: “What he is doing this season is very good. I think also the way we play, he can show a better Ruben, and also the way he plays puts our team on a different level. When you have that player, the best thing to do is improve his salary and years of contract. But who knows, when you have a top player like him in that specific position, that can defend and attack, and is a top professional and a great man, the big teams are there with £100million to buy these kinds of players. I would have preferred to remain with Joao Felix in Benfica, but 120 million euros came and he left. It depends on the strategy of Wolves also, that’s why it was so hard to find players in the last two transfer windows because we want to find the best players at the right price and the right age to help us, then after two or three years they can give us economical profit. It’s not just about Wolves, in these days which club can refuse a proposal of 80, 90 or 100 million pounds? Five or six.”
