Wolves Bruno Lage Explains why Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves was right to snub transfer to Man Utd!

Portuguese midfielder Ruben Neves remained at Wolves this summer despite being linked with some bigger clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal

Ruben Neves made the right decision to remain at Wolves this summer amid interest from bigger clubs, according to new boss Bruno Lage.

But Lage admits it is a challenge to convince the club’s top stars to stay after Nuno Espirito Santo left following two seventh places in three years.

After Nuno Espirito Santo, his former mentor at Porto left, Neves was heavily linked to Arsenal and Manchester United.

The Wanderers’ Portuguese midfielder, Neves, has been a great player in their new two-man central midfield.

The star was excellent last weekend in a 2-0 win at Watford as Lage’s men recorded their first win.

Neves is under contract at Molineux until 2024 after joining from Porto in July 2017 for £15.8million.

Wolves boss Bruno Lage hopes Ruben Neves can help them climb the table

Lage assessed: “If he continues to play well he will continue to be part of the project. I see him training very hard with a big ambition to improve himself. There are no secrets, if he trains the way he trains, he plays the way he is playing.

“This is life after the big teams come for this player. I live with the rumor he can leave but he stayed with us. In this way, he took the best decision. Don’t go, stay and continue to improve with us and help us to be better. Let’s see what happens.

“What Nuno did was very good and I want to continue with that. The project is to take Wolves to the next step. From the club’s side, we need to conquer our players to stay with us.

“Not just with a contract and salary but more ambition to be better.”

Striker Raul Jimenez,30, led the line at Watford as he continues his comeback this term from a fractured skull.

Raul Jimenez made his long-awaited Premier League return during Wolves’ opening day defeat to Leicester and has started every top-flight game but is yet to score

The Mexican has had 13 shots in four games with a shooting accuracy of just eight percent as he adjusts to the Premier League again after his horrific injury.

Lage was pleased with his performance and overall contribution to the team ahead of Brentford’s visit.

Lage added: “Raul is an experienced guy to avoid the dark side of being a striker when you don’t score goals and you start to have doubts.

“The way he works for the team and the way he helps us and presses, the way he creates a lot of chances, makes me very happy.”

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