Manchester City's pursuit of Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves has hit a stumbling block after the newly-promoted side quoted them a price of £110million.
Pep Guardiola is keen on a move for Neves as he looks to bolster his midfield numbers after a move for Jorginho collapsed in the summer, with the Italian going on to join Chelsea.
That has led to a short supply of defensive midfielders with Fernandinho the only first-team player trusted with anchoring the midfield at the Etihad Stadium.
Wolves’ rich owners will not want to lose their prize asset though, especially in January when it would be tough to bring in an adequate replacement as they try to establish themselves in the top flight.
According to The Times, it now seems Wolves are trying to price City out of a move as they try to retain their Premier League status.
It is also claimed Neves would need persuading to leave the Midlands club because of his role in the team under manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
Neves joined Wolves from Portuguese giants Porto in a deal worth around £16m in 2017 before playing a crucial role in their promotion to the Premier League.
He has already shown his class in this campaign with a series of impressive performances to help Wolves take nine points from their opening six matches.
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Coming from a Wolves fan, the price is justified. Plays relatively deep most of the time, rarely scores and did get a fair few yellow cards. However he will start every game and play the 90. The Wolves players to watch out for are Douglas LWB (Got 14 Assists last season) and Jota (17 Goals and way too good for our team).