
Share
29th August 2018
07:39pm BST

Pep Guardiola is clearly keen to add another midfielder to his squad having missed out on Fred and Jorginho to Manchester United and Chelsea respectively.
City's sporting director, Txiki Begiristain, met with Neves' agent, Jorge Mendes, at Wolves’ season opener against Everton two weeks ago. He was also in attendance for the draw between the two clubs at Molineux on Saturday.
Although the English champions are interested in the player, the report also adds that they are wary that Manchester United may choose to hijack their move.
Officials from City are said to be under the impression that Jose Mourinho knows of their interest in Neves and is annoyed that Mendes, who is also his agent, is open to working on a deal to take the player to The Etihad.
Mourinho, whose position at United could be under scrutiny if they lose to Burnley at the weekend, is also said to have made it known to Mendes that they would be interested in the midfielder if he became availableExplore more on these topics: