{"id":127153,"date":"2023-12-04T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/ruben-neves-confirms-stance-on-january-transfer-amid-arsenal-newcastle-interest\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:30:02","slug":"ruben-neves-confirms-stance-on-january-transfer-amid-arsenal-newcastle-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/04\/ruben-neves-confirms-stance-on-january-transfer-amid-arsenal-newcastle-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruben Neves confirms stance on January transfer amid Arsenal &#038; Newcastle interest \u2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Al Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves has insisted he wants to remain with the Saudi Arabian side this winter despite\u00a0interest\u00a0from both Arsenal and Newcastle United.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neves, who left Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer, has plenty of suitors back in the Premier League. Newcastle have seen their desire to sign Neves on loan blocked by a league vote, but they\u00a0have considered a permanent move for the Al Hilal midfielder.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are also among the sides tracking Neves, but the 26-year-old has made it clear he is not interested in a return to England.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if a move to Newcastle in January was possible, Neves told\u00a0<em>BBC Sport<\/em>: \u201cI don\u2019t go.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that\u2019s rumours because of the owner of the clubs of course, and because I\u2019ve played in England as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was Newcastle interest before I came here but I\u2019m really happy here, my family\u2019s really happy, so I\u2019m having a great time.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/01hgqgbvqdjrp8vranf1.jpg\" alt=\"R\u00faben Neves\" title=\"R\u00faben Neves\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Neves is wanted back in England \/ Eurasia Sport Images\/GettyImages<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p>Pressed further on the interest in his services, Neves ended with a definitive statement: \u201cEverything is going really well for me and I want to stay here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Al Hilal, owned by the same Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) which owns\u00a0Newcastle, signed Neves for \u00a347m during the summer and have seen him rack up 19 appearances, leading his side to the top of the Saudi Pro League.<\/p>\n<p>His move to the Middle East came as a significant shock as Neves, 26, had plenty of suitors from across Europe, with the likes of Liverpool and Barcelona both tracking his availability before the midfielder\u2019s departure from Molineux.<\/p>\n<p>After missing out on Neves, Newcastle struck a deal to sign Sandro Tonali from AC Milan, but the midfielder\u2019s lengthy suspension for gambling breaches has forced the Magpies to return to the transfer market for cover.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"8o6bJOSHpPQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"International Break - Top 5 Games to watch || #sportsgist #shorts #football #fifa #worldcup\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8o6bJOSHpPQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- AI CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves has insisted he wants to remain with the Saudi Arabian side this winter despite\u00a0interest\u00a0from both Arsenal and Newcastle United. Neves, who left Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer, has plenty of suitors back in the Premier League. 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