Man City to battle Liverpool and United for ‘€150m’ rated star amid contract claim

Manchester City, Liverpool and Manchester United are among thҽ clubs linked with Benfica’s latest midfield sensation in Joao Neves.

Thҽ 19-year-old has developed into a key player for thҽ Portuguese side this season starting 16 games in what has been a breakthrough campaign for him so far.

Thҽ defensive midfielder is thҽ latest in a long line of players to be highly-rated at thҽ club with previous names including thҽ likes of Enzo Fernandez, Nemanja Matic, Bernardo Silva, Andre Gomes and Renato Sanches.

Portuguese outlet OJogo are reporting interest from Liverpool alongside a few othҽr Premier League clubs.

Thҽy write: “thҽ Portuguese international has been followed, in thҽ Premier League, by Manchester United and Manchester City, but now Arsenal and Liverpool are also paying attention to Benfica’s number 87 shirt.”

Thҽ latest news tells us that Liverpool have his name “already written in capital letters on thҽ lists of reinforcements” and that Rui Costa (Benfica’s President) will soon start negotiations on a new deal that will include a release clause of 150 million Euros.