United make “decisive move” for PL-proven “special” star who brings “order, experience and leadership” – report

Manchester United have been improving lately and currently find themselves fifth in the Premier League table. Need for midfield reinforcements The re-emergence of Kobbie Mainoo under Michael Carrick has slightly lessened United’s need for a midfielder, after the Carrington graduate was regularly overlooked by Ruben Amorim. Nonetheless, with the futures of Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes far from settled, Manchester United will still likely need a midfielder or two this summer. They have been linked to the likes of Carlos Baleba, Adam Wharton and Elliot Anderson, but none of these players are available in the winter. Therefore, to push their Champions League charge, there have been reports that the club are interested in a “secret midfielder” this winter market. Ruben Neves interest One midfielder Manchester United have been linked to for years is Ruben Neves, who is currently playing at Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia. The Portuguese midfielder is believed to be keen on a move to Old Trafford, and it has been reported that Manchester United would be willing to do a deal to sign the player they consider “special” for Michael Carrick this summer. Offer Spanish outlet Fichajes reports that Neves is not a priority for Real Madrid this winter, and this has opened the door for other European teams, including Manchester United. According to the report, “Manchester United has been the first to make a decisive move” and they have made a proposal just under £20 million. What’s more, “at Old Trafford, they consider it a market opportunity. They prefer to pay now and secure the signing rather than enter a summer bidding war.” Helpfully, Neves would happily take a pay cut to facilitate the deal. Manchester United feel that the former Wolverhampton Wanderers player “would bring order, experience, and leadership” to their midfield department. The outlet stresses that Real Madrid is still the midfielder’s priority, but a summary of the current situation is, “Manchester United is accelerating. Real Madrid is staying on the sidelines. And Rúben Neves is closer than ever to saying goodbye to Al Hilal.” Ruben Neves career stats ClubMatchesGoalsYears Active Porto9342014-17 Wolves253302017-23 Al-Hilal118182023- Portugal6312015- Source: Wikipedia Featured image Megan Briggs via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.