Already in the summer of 2022, Barcelona began to look for a solution to the possible departure of Sergio Busquets from the team and it seems that the Catalans have finally made this position their #1 priority.

Ruben Neves, the player who can replace Sergio Busquets at Barcelona.

Sergio Busquets, 34, has received numerous offers from Major League Soccer and his presence next season at the Spotify Camp Nou is in doubt.

For this reason, Joan Laporta (club president) has been looking for a solution since this summer to replace the Spanish stopper, who has provided the perfect balance between defense and attack in the last decade at Barcelona.

Ruben Neves is one of the players on Barcelona’s transfer list, with the Portuguese rejecting offers from Liverpool and Manchester United this summer as he awaits a signal from the Spanish second champions.

According to Transfermarkt, the 25-year-old player of the “Wolves” national team is valued at 40 million euros. He was brought up and trained in the FC Porto academy, a team that has sold players for hundreds of millions of euros over the past 10 years.

Neves has made 11 appearances and scored 2 goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers this season and has so far collected 32 caps for the Portugal national team, which is a certainty for the World Cup in Qatar.

Ruben Neves is waiting for a signal from Catalonia

“If you ask at all, all footballers want to play for Barcelona! It’s one of the biggest clubs in the world.

It is an honor for me to be a welcome addition to this team. Who wouldn’t want to play for them? It’s normal,” Ruben Neves told Caught Offside.

Barcelona believe Neves is the perfect fit for the No.6 position, and the very good relationship the Catalans have with his manager Jorge Mendes makes the move as possible as possible.