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title: "Lijnders confirms interest in Ruben Neves"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Sam Brown"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2019-04-09T13:06:17Z"
modified: "2019-04-09T13:06:19Z"
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# Lijnders confirms interest in Ruben Neves

Liverpool have coveted Ruben Neves for some time.

The Reds were linked with a move for the midfielder last summer, but Wolves held onto their man for their first season back in the top-flight.

A former Porto star, the Portuguese international headed to Molineux in 2017 on the back of advice from super-agent Jorge Mendes to join up with numerous fellow countrymen.

A terrific season in the Championship saw him named in the EFL’s Team of the Year, and a highlight reel of stunning goals came all too real for Liverpool when he dumped Jurgen Klopp’s men out of the FA Cup with a long-range effort.

![Stu Forster/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2019/04/1129114209.jpg)

In an interview with Portuguese outlet O Jogo ([translated by the Metro](https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/09/liverpool-assistant-pep-lijnders-confirms-clubs-interest-wolves-star-ruben-neves-9138013/)), Klopp’s assistant Pepijn Lijnders said:

> I know him very well, his ambition, his passion for the game, his professionalism… I know what he gives to the team and this type of players always interest us.

> I recognised him when I saw him at Wolves. I saw technique, professionalism; I saw the 2013/14 player I knew.

The Dutchman was academy coach at Porto when Neves passed through, before eventually heading to Liverpool in 2014.