Wolves boss Bruno Lage: If Ruben Neves stays I will be very happy

Boss Bruno Lage insists Wolves are singing from the same hymn sheet with their desire to keep Ruben Neves.

Fans serenaded the midfielder as they chanted for him to stay amid links to Arsenal and Manchester United during Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Norwich.

Rayan Ait-Nouri’s first goal since October 2020 cancelled out Teemu Pukki’s opener.

The draw officially ended Wolves’ slim hopes of European football next season and they sit eighth, five points behind the top seven ahead of Sunday’s final-day trip to Liverpool.

But Neves was the focus from the terraces and Lage is in agreement with his singing supporters, who chanted “don’t sell Neves”.

“I don’t know what they sung but if you tell me I will sing the same things,” said Lage.

“I understand when we are losing the rumours come from anywhere but I don’t have any problem with any of them (players) since day one, this is because the club built top professionals.

“It is so hard to find players like this, Ruben is one of them. He has worked hard since the first day.

“We know how the market is and when these kind of players are in a good way some teams can appear and pay. The club have lost players before but last year it was the same, everyone talked about Ruben and nothing appeared.

“I want the best for Ruben and I want the best for the club. If Ruben stays I will be very happy.”

Wolves, despite having the majority of the possession, endured a poor first half and should have been more than 1-0 behind at the break.

Pukki had already shot wide and been denied by John Ruddy before he gave the visitors a 38th-minute lead.

He latched onto Max Aarons’ pass on the right and cut in, with Conor Coady and Toti Gomes giving him too much space. Pukki’s shot then went through Coady’s legs and