Wolves have Neves of steel for Prem

NOT only can Wolves stay up in the Premier League next season but they could do it with the team they’ve got now.

Their technical ability is exceptional and in Ruben Neves, who is only 21, they have a player who could be a superstar.

I could see him being at Liverpool now. The only question is whether Jorge Mendes and owners Fosun want to build the Wanderers up to compete and get to the kind of positions where Everton, Southampton and Leicester have been in recent seasons.

Or whether they will firm up some of the loan deals they have had now they are in the top flight and punt on those players to some of Europe’s other clubs. If it’s the first one then they have the money and contacts to not just be a bottom-half side, saying: “Let’s stay in the league,” but one that could finish somewhere between ninth and 12th place.

They have the stadium and infrastructure to be a Premier League side for some time.