Liverpool and Man Metropolis are each reliably credited with an curiosity in Wolves winger Pedro Neto, regardless of the most recent crimson flag over signing the Portuguese.
Although Liverpool are but to formally appoint their subsequent sporting director and the hunt for Jurgen Klopp‘s successor is ongoing, recruitment plans are underway.
Forward of the anticipated arrivals of Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes to supervise the membership’s switch course of, head of recruitment David Fallows and chief scout Barry Hunter are pushing forward.
That may, it appears, embody the earmarking of Wolves winger Neto as a potential goal for the summer time window.
Per the Telegraph‘s Mike McGrath – usually a dependable supply – each Liverpool and Man Metropolis are fascinated by a deal for the 24-year-old.
The title rivals are described as being “amongst those that are watching,” although it’s careworn that “he has additionally been on the radar of others who wish to bolster their assault with a confirmed ahead.”
Any cope with Wolves could be value “upwards of £60 million,” it’s claimed, although Liverpool have proven they aren’t averse to spending huge.
If Fenway Sports activities Group sanction such an outlay, they have to be satisfied they’re doing so for the fitting participant – and bar maybe Naby Keita, each signing of £40 million and up has paid off.
Whether or not Neto falls into that bracket, nevertheless, is unclear.
There would unlikely be many reservations over his high quality on the pitch, regardless of a document 14 targets and 24 assists in 134 video games for Wolves hardly standing out.
Extra regarding could be Neto’s health document, with the Portugal worldwide pressured off for the second sport working on Saturday with a persistent hamstring subject.
That, supervisor Gary O’Neil defined after the 2-1 win over Fulham, was not a recurrence of the hamstring damage that noticed him miss 9 video games on the finish of final 12 months.
Since becoming a member of Wolves from Lazio in 2019, Neto has endured six spells on the sidelines with completely different accidents, lacking a complete of 98 video games for membership and nation.
If he is ready to shake off his present issues, this season may very well be solely the second time he has damaged the two,000-minute mark in a single marketing campaign for Wolves.
The one different time he has managed that was in 2020/21, when he performed extra minutes (2,720) than within the subsequent two seasons mixed (1,552).
It’s unlucky, as previous to the hamstring damage picked up on the finish of October, Neto was on a run of 1 purpose and 7 assists in eight Premier League video games.
Neto has made the most important variety of his appearances for Wolves as a left winger, although he has additionally featured repeatedly on the fitting and in addition as a No. 10 and up entrance.
