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Tottenham among candidates to sign Wolves star Ruben Neves this summer, say bookies

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Tottenham Hotspur are as short as 6/1 with one bookmaker to be the Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder’s next club.

Ruben Neves of Wolverhampton Wanderers celebrates after their victory during the Sky Bet Championship match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Derby County at Molineux on April 11, 2018...

Tottenham Hotspur are among the candidates to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves this summer, according to the bookmakers.

Both Sky Bet and Bet Victor have opened markets on Neves’ next club – despite the Portugal international expressing a desire to remain at Wolves earlier this week.

But while Sky Bet list Tottenham as 10/1 outsiders for his signature, Bet Victor are only offering 6/1 as of Wednesday afternoon.

Liverpool (3/1 – Sky Bet and Bet Victor) and Manchester United (5/1 – Sky Bet and Bet Victor) are both deemed more likely destinations at this stage, however.

Spurs could well be in the market for a new central midfielder this summer, amid reports this week that Mousa Dembele may be moved on.

Tottenham Hotspur's Belgian midfielder Mousa Dembele (L) and Dortmund's Gabonese forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang vie for the ball during the UEFA Champions League Group H football match...

And Neves, who has scored six goals and created one to help Wolves gain promotion to the Premier League this season, could feature on Mauricio Pochettino’s radar.

Whether Wolves would consider selling the 21-year-old remains to be seen, however, given their strong financial position.

The Molineux side, who paid Porto a club-record £15.8 million fee for Neves last summer, are 1/5 to retain him with Sky Bet.