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Barcelona are close to signing Ruben Neves from Wolverhampton Wanderers. The Portuguese midfielder is one of the favourites to replace Busquets once he leaves the Blaugrana. In this sense, Neves is a strategic addition for the Blaugrana's future. However, they are not the only interested parties. According to the British media The Mirror, the last one to join the bidding has been Liverpool.

The Merseyside side have a very weak midfield, Thiago is constantly injured, Henderson is no longer performing at the level he used to and youngsters Fabio Carvalho, Harveu Eliott and Curtis Jones are not yet ready to support the Reds' midfield. This season, the only one in midfield who is performing at his best is Fabinho, the man in charge of holding the team from the defensive pivot.

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In this sense, Klopp's side urgently need to bring in a midfielder of Neves' quality. The Portuguese possesses the quality to direct the tempo of the team at will and his great passing ability would be an ideal weapon to make life easier for the attackers. In addition, the Portuguese has one of the best long-range shots in the competition, which would be very useful to unlock some games in which Klopp's team are not able to generate in static, their great unfinished business.

According to the aforementioned English newspaper, Wolverhampton are seriously considering the option of selling their captain to Liverpool if they make a good offer. On the other hand, both Liverpool and the other interested parties are interested in waiting as long as possible to lower as much as possible the price of Neves who will finish his contract at the end of next season, when he will be 26 years old.

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Liverpool are clear that they need to improve their midfield if they are to make up ground in the Premier League and return to the Champions League places. For their part, Barça should be worried, as there are already several teams interested in Neves and all of them face the transfer with a better economic situation than the Culés. If Neves goes to Liverpool, Jürgen Klopp would ruin a wish of Cristiano Ronaldo who wants Busquets to go to Al Nassr, but if Neves does not arrive, Busquets could stay at Barcelona.