New Wolverhampton Wanderers coach Bruno Lage has admitted that midfielder Ruben Neves has a price, but insists he wants to keep him at Molineux.
Neves has been regularly named for a move to Manchester United since joining Wolves in 2017 and 90 minutes revealed that he was again on their list earlier this year, while Arsenal had talks about the 24-year-old in June.
Team gives instructions to Neves during the preseason / Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images
90min understands that Wolves are open to offers for the Portuguese with 30 million pounds – as well as the coveted winger Adama Traore – and Lage has admitted that each player has his prize, even if he prefers to keep the former Porto man in the West Midlands.
Speaking to Sky Sports ahead of Wolves’ Premier League meeting with Tottenham, Lage said: “All the best players we have are linked to all the clubs in the world. If you go to Portugal, the top players at Benfica are all linked to moves to Wolves.
“Ruben is happy here and we are happy with him. We are not going to let anyone leave, but every player has a prize. You never know, if Messi switches to PSG, anyone can leave.
“As I said before, in these matters you have to go day by day. What if a big offer appeared for Ruben [Neves] or Adama [Traore] which can be good for the club, but also good for the player. “
Asked if there had been any bids for Neves yet, Lage replied: “Real proposals? Not yet.”
The club’s financial records show that Wolves made pre-tax losses of between £ 20m and £ 55m in three of four seasons between 2016 and 2020. With the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, it is likely to continue to be four out of five by the end of 2020/21.
Chinese owner Fosun is restructuring its commitment and commitment to the club and it will take players’ sales to restore some finances to now make an appropriate spending budget available to the recruitment department.
Team tasted defeat in their first competitive match in charge / Ross Kinnaird / Getty Images
But Lage added that he still expects Wolves to be “very busy” before the end of the transfer window on August 31.
He added: “We work 24 hours every day. We have 11 or 12 days to get the players we want to be more competitive.
“The most important thing is that our chairman knows what we need – the profile, the positions – and we work hard to get the players we want to the squad. Top players, to be more competitive.”
