Arsenal ‘join race’ for Ruben Neves with Mikel Arteta keen to battle for Portugal’s star signature 24
Arsenal ‘join race’ for Ruben Neves with Mikel Arteta keen to battle for Portugal’s star signature 25
Arsenal ‘join race’ for Ruben Neves with Mikel Arteta keen to battle for Portugal’s star signature 26
Arsenal ‘join race’ for Ruben Neves with Mikel Arteta keen to battle for Portugal’s star signature 27
Arsenal ‘join the race for Ruben Neves as the Gunners prepare to battle Barcelona, Man Utd and Liverpool for the Wolves star next summer’… with Mikel Arteta ‘a huge admirer’ of the Portuguese midfielder
Arsenal will compete with Barcelona for Ruben Neves’ signature next summer Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is a big fan of Neves and wants to sign him next year The Portuguese’s current contract expires in 2024 and Wolves could cash in Barcelona sees midfielder as ideal replacement for Sergio Busquets
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Arsenal are set to face Barcelona next summer for Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Portuguese star Ruben Neves.
The Wolves skipper is a man in demand and has been linked this week with a move to Spain as Barcelona are looking at potential candidates to replace Sergio Busquets next season.
Busquets looks set to end his association with the club after 14 years, seeing Neves as a replacement for the Spanish star. However, according to SportXavi’s side could face competition for his signature from the Gunners.
Ruben Neves is a wanted man and Arsenal join Barcelona in the race to sign him next year
Barcelona sees Neves as the ideal replacement for Sergio Busquets who will leave the club
Mikel Arteta is an avid admirer of the Portuguese star and has marked him as an asset next summer as he aims to add more depth to his midfield, and Wolves could be more willing to negotiate Neves’ contract which expires in 2024.
Arsenal were interested in recruiting Neves over the summer but were put off by the asking price for the midfielder.
However, there is a belief that his price tag would drop significantly with Wolves trying to avoid losing the player for free at the end of his contract.
It is thought that Neves is unlikely to sign a new deal with Molineux and along with Arsenal and Barcelona, Manchester United and Liverpool also continue to hunt for the Wolves captain.
Mikel Arteta would be a big fan of Neves and already tried to get him to Arsenal this year
Neves has become a Wolves hero since he joined in 2017 and was named captain for this season
United could turn to Neves after missing Frenkie de Jong this summer and there are claims that both the Red Devils and Liverpool have met Jorge Mendes about the possibility of signing the Portugal international.
However, there is a growing belief that he would rather move to Spain, especially with Barcelona’s interest, than to another Premier League club.
Neves joined Wolves in 2017, scoring 25 goals in 220 appearances and playing a key role in securing their return to the Premier League in 2018 before taking over the armband from Conor Coady at the start of this season.