Wolves expecting Ruben Neves sale with Manchester United invited to bid

Wolves are considering replacements for Ruben Neves as they expect to lose the Portuguese midfielder this summer.

Neves, 25, has been linked recurringly with Manchester United in recent years but Arsenal and Barcelona are still the only clubs that have registered their concrete interest so far.

Neves's representatives, the Gestifute agency led by Jorge Mendes, would welcome an approach from United, who intend to sign a defensive midfielder in the summer. The Manchester Evening News revealed United have been working on a possible deal for Leeds United talisman Kalvin Phillips.

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Midfielder Nemanja Matic announced earlier this month he would leave United when his contract expires in June and interim manager Ralf Rangnick confirmed the club also expects Paul Pogba to depart.

Neves is contracted to Wolves until 2024 and coach Bruno Lage suggested he was worth £100million but sources have dismissed that as posturing and Wolves are expected to cash in for a lower fee.

Mendes recommended Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui to United as far back as November and is scheduled to hold discussions with United about Cristiano Ronaldo's future at the end of the season. United will almost certainly not qualify for the Champions League and Ronaldo has played in the competition 20 seasons running. The five-times Champions League winner last played in the Europa League under its former guise of the Uefa Cup in 2002.

Neves has not played since March 18 due to a knee injury but has established himself as one of the most consistent midfield performers in the top flight over the last four years.

It has not gone unnoticed at United speculation surrounding them and Neves intensified this