Man Utd told Ruben Neves by Wolves after interest in £35m transfer listing this month

MANCHESTER UNITED has been warned of a £35m payout for Wolves star Ruben Neves.

SunSport exclusively revealed that United want to sign the 24-year-old quarterback this month.

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Neves delivered another golden display for Wolves in Monday’s 1-0 win at Old Trafford.

He overshadows fellow Portuguese superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes as Wanderers winning the Theater of Dreams for the first time in nearly 42 YEARS.

Midlanders have yet to receive an offer to buy Neves or Spain striker Adama Traore, who wanted by Tottenham.

But boss Bruno Lage said: “When you want to take the next step and every time you sell your best players, the next step can never happen.

“We are here with our project and our idea – it’s everyone: the president, the sporting director and the manager.

“The main point is to continue with the old players, try to improve them and go to the next level.

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“But you know this football model. If a big transfer comes – I can compare it to when I was at Benfica and a team paid 120 million euros for a player – you can’t say no. Or you can say no but you have to be in balance.

“Do you take the money and use it to improve the team or do you continue with the old players?”

Lage believes Neves has improved this season and can help Wolves prosper.

The Portuguese, 45, added: “He is very important. He is a top player. The challenge now is to move on.

“He did well against Chelsea and Man United, although they are different games and have different spaces to play in.

“I am happy that he is doing what I want from him. He is a good player to help the team reach the next level.

“Six weeks ago we spoke to him and I challenged him to be better every day.

“I challenged him to develop in a defensive way because he needs to understand that he is a defensive midfielder, so he needs to do both sides of football and work for the team.

“And when we have the ball, he needs to understand the timing, because it is a game with the ball that gives us the dimension we deserve.

“Now he is doing it. Every day he has that mentality to get better.”

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