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Alex Richards

Ruben Neves: Why Wolves star gave up Barcelona and Champions League dreams for Saudi transfer

Ruben Neves will become the first Premier League player to make a big money move to Saudi Arabia this summer.

The Wolves captain is heading for Al Hilal in a £47million switch, with a deal due to be completed when he finishes on international duty with Portugal. Al Hilal are newly minted after being one of the four Saudi clubs taken over by the country's Public Investment Fund - also owners of Newcastle United - in recent weeks.

The switch will bring to an end Neves' six-year stint at Molineux, having joined from Porto in 2017 for £16million, with Wanderers now pocketing a major profit on a player who has just one year left on his contract.

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