Manchester United are hoping to use the Jorge Mendes connection to secure Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves.

The Red Devils failed to land a central midfielder in the summer transfer window, despite making that position a priority to strengthen.

According to the Daily Express, Wolves would be hoping to secure roughly £40 million for Neves.

The established international has extensive Premier League experience, while United will be hoping to leverage the fact that he shares an agent with their recent signing Cristiano Ronaldo.

Mendes and United have not always enjoyed the best relationship, given the friction that surrounded David De Gea's once proposed transfer to Real Madrid.