Man Utd: Neves ‘ticks all the boxes’ for club says expert
Manchester United retain transfer interest in Ruben Neves as the August 31 deadline begins to tick down. The Portugal international has been a consistent performer for Wolves over the past four years. And Bruno Fernandes has already supposedly approved a deal for his compatriot.
According to 90min, United want to sign Neves with Wolves slapping a £40million price tag on the player.
Though they’ve spent the majority of their summer transfer budget already, on the likes of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, they’re still aiming to add to their squad.
United have been linked with Eduardo Camavinga and Saul Niguez, of Rennes and Atletico Madrid respectively.
But, at present, it’s Neves who appears to be their chosen signing.
United are planning on being more attacking this term, craving the arrival of an anchorman to allow Fernandes and Paul Pogba to shine in the attacking positions.
And it’s already been claimed that Fernandes approves of Neves’ signing, with Eurosport’s Dean Jones saying as much in July.
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Speaking on The Football Terrace at the time, he said: “That final position will be in midfield.
“It’s just a case of is it Ruben Neves? Is it a defensive midfielder? It’s all going to depend and it would really give us an insight into what Solskjaer’s mentality is going into the season and what type of football we can expect from him.
“Is he sticking with that McTominay and Fred? Or is he going to be more open than that, with a ball-player like Neves that can come in.
“I’m told that the Neves pursuit is genuine. And while Arsenal are the most active in trying to get that over the line, United are still in the conversation.
“Bruno Fernandes is obviously very keen for Neves to join and the club are aware of that.”