Wolves provide an update on the KEY Neto deal amid interest from Arsenal and Liverpool.

Pedro Neto has been heavily linked to a transfer away, but Wolverhampton Wanderers coach Gary O’Neil has reiterated the club does not want to lose him this summer.

In his 16 Premier League games this season, Neto, 23, has tallied two goals and nine assists. On Saturday, he was instrumental in Wolves’ 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, setting up Joao Gomes’ game-winning assist.

FootballTransfers has learned that Arsenal, Liverpool, and Manchester City are all interested in signing the 23-year-old Portuguese winger when the current season ends. The player has been playing in devastating form in recent weeks.

According to reports, Wolves has placed a €93 million price tag on Neto’s head in an attempt to deter the three aforementioned teams from signing him. Despite this, Neto is still a top transfer target for Lazio.

Gary O’Neil has said what?

When O’Neil was questioned about Neto following Wolves’ 2-1 victory over Spurs, he used the chance to highlight the winger’s many qualities and play off speculations that he would be leaving in the summer.

“I think his strengths are incredibly strong,” he told reporters. His quality on the ball, whether dribbling or trying to locate a pass at the finish, is superb, and his athleticism and pace are undoubtedly excellent.

“I’m still putting a lot of effort into enhancing the aspects of him that I believe require improvement.

He is aware of this; we have already discussed his potential contribution to the team, both when the ball is not in his hands and when it is.

He is aware that we wish to help him get better. Saying something like, “Oh he’s fantastic, let’s just let him get on with it and we’ll see how well he does,” would seem incredibly lazy on my part.

“I’m not interested in talking about Pedro Neto leaving the football club; I still want to push him and get him as close to perfect as a wide player as we can. I’ve already been questioned a few times this week about the summer.

We put a lot of money and effort into developing him because he is a great player, and we don’t want to lose our finest players, in my opinion.

We still have a lot of games left in this season, so hopefully he sticks around and we can keep climbing the standings.

Many of our players will likely be the subject of rumours, hopefully as a result of the job they’re producing. However, the club’s position on who we believe we can lose—whether that’s anybody—and the necessary cost will be determined in the summer.

More news……

Liverpool supporters will be intrigued by the “historic” transfer news that Fabrizio Romano shares.

Kylian Mbappe has notified PSG that he will be leaving the French team at the end of the 2023–24 season.

The aforementioned news was posted by Fabrizio Romano on his personal X (formerly Twitter) account.

🚨🇫🇷 It’s 100% over between Kylian Mbappé and PSG.

Real Madrid are on it and Paris Saint-Germain have specific plan ready to replace Mbappé. pic.twitter.com/tEa37ooMtr

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 15, 2024

Could Liverpool be in the mix?

Now that the striker is about to become a free agency, Real Madrid is anticipated to seize this opportunity.

Is Liverpool a possible contender?
The World Cup-winning forward has long been linked to us, but expecting Liverpool to make a deal would be, to put it mildly, ludicrous.

Being a free agent would spare us from having to pay an asking price that would set a record. On the other hand, Mbappe’s salary demands ought to be sufficient to stymie any potential negotiations.

According to GOAL, the 25-year-old is reportedly requesting almost £60 million annually.

When accounting for his playing contract and image rights contract, Mo Salah’s agent, Ramy Abbas Issa, “conservatively” believes that his client would earn between £46.8 and £53.7m over the next few years (Guardian).

Therefore, it’s reasonable to conclude that in order to accommodate Mbappe at Anfield, we would need to completely remove our pay cap.

To be honest, it is simply not going to occur, is it?