Manchester United go all in for Ruben Neves… but need Wolves to do them a favour

But United will only make their move if Wolves drop their £100million valuation.

Wolves paid £15.8m for Neves when they bought him from Portuguese club Porto in July 2017.

He helped them storm to the Championship title last season.

The 21-year-old has continued to impress this term, making the step up to the Premier League look effortless at times.

Manchester United have had scouts monitoring his progress all season.

Neves has scored twice already this side of the New Year.

He netted the winning in Wolves’ 2-1 FA Cup victory over Liverpool, which knocked the Premier League title chasers out of the competition.

And he also scored the opener at Everton as Wolves rumbled the Toffees 3-1 in the Premier League at the start of February.

Wolves visit Bristol City in the FA Cup today but boss Nuno Espirito Santo is not thinking about glory despite the wide-open nature of this year’s competition.

Early exits for the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham, with Wolves themselves knocking out Jurgen Klopp’s side in the third round, have presented the opportunity for many smaller clubs to reach the latter stages.

The number of big boys will dwindle further tomorrow when Chelsea face Manchester United.

Wolves could reach the quarter-finals for the first time since 2003 but Nuno is refusing to look beyond the tie at Ashton Gate.

“We just go game by game, that’s the best way,” he said.

As for United, they will hope to recover from the 2-0 defeat to PSG in the Champions League earlier this week when they face Chelsea.

Rivals Manchester City secured their spot in the quarter-finals with a 4-1 win at Newport.

Crystal Palace also play today, with the number of Premier League sides left at this stage of the competition just five.