Tottenham Hotspur have a young, ascending midfield at their disposal with breakout stars like Archie Gray, Pape Matar Sarr, and Lucas Bergvall all inching towards taking that next big step in their careers and becoming among the best overall midfielders in the entire Premier League.
Spurs also have two veterans in Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha who, while not starting caliber, have proven useful in rotational roles against certain opponents. But there are still some fans who would like to see more upgrades in the middle of the park.
Obviously, Tottenham should be looking for long term solutions who have the potential to be world class for years to come, and there would be no better addition than a young, talented anchoring midfielder. Adam Wharton definitely springs to mind there.
A Rodrigo Bentancur replacement?
But there are some Spurs fans who would like to see a certain reunion of a Premier League star from the Saudi Pro League to beef up the midfield and add additional technical quality, deep lying playmaking, and even goal scoring to replace the uninspiring Bentancur as the veteran leader in the middle of the park.
That experienced former Premier League midfielder would be none other than former Wolves star Ruben Neves, who has a catalogue of goals that would even make Kevin De Bruyne's eyes water. Neves has been quietly showing legitimate interest in returning to the most marquee league in world football, having shown that he is far from finished in the Saudi Pro League.
According to a new report from Simon Stone of BBC Sport, Ruben Neves would be willing to take less wages than what he is making in the Saudi Pro League to move to the Premier League, which jibes with previous reporting from other journalists in England that the former Wolves man is eyeing a big return.
Manchester United are the most concretely linked big club, as they have a serious midfield crisis with the likes of Casemiro still remaining important to the cause. But a lot of Tottenham Hotspur supporters have been openly discussing the possibility of signing Neves - and a few have even been clamoring for him.
If Neves is willing to take a significant wage cut to something reasonable, then it actually makes sense for Tottenham to at least have a conversation about him. He is obviously going to be nowhere near the star he was for Wolves, but at 28 years old, Neves is far from finished. Neves has more skill than Bentancur and certainly can do more in posession than Palhinha.