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Manchester City have identified Wolves playmaker Ruben Neves as the man they want to shore up their midfield.

Pep Guardiola was left red-faced when he missed out on top target Jorginho in the summer with the Italian instead joining up with Chelsea.

The Spanish boss believes he is a little light in midfield and hopes to plug the gap with Neves in January, according to The Sun.

The Portuguese, 21, has had a decent start to life in the Premier League, convincing Guardiola he has what it takes to make it in City's midfield.

He has been dubbed the Portuguese Andrea Pirlo, with City keen to utilise him in a holding role.

He is represented by Jorge Mendes, who already has a number of players at City such as Ederson and Bernado Silva.

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