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Despite a flurry of late interest from a number of Premier League sides, Wolves duo Ruben Neves and Adama Traore look set to stay at the club, with no bids received for the pair.

Portugal international Neves and Spain regular Traore have both been linked with moves up the Premier League table in recent years.

Traore has been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham, who are managed by his old Wolves boss
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Traore has been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham, who are managed by his old Wolves bossCredit: Getty

Speculation regarding their futures has only increased over the past days with Wolves at the bottom of the league on zero points.

Former boss and new Spurs manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, has reportedly been keen on bringing the pair with him to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

However, despite holding talks for Traore, .

Wolves rebuffed the advances of new Spurs director of football Fabio Paratici for Traore, while any move for Neves .

Tottenham had hopes of shifting £55million record signing Tanguy Ndombele before the window shuts, but without a suitor for the French midfielder, no space for Neves has opened up.

Both Traore and Neves have regularly been linked with top Premier League teams
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Both Traore and Neves have regularly been linked with top Premier League teams
Spurs are close to giving up on record signing Ndombele
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Spurs are close to giving up on record signing NdombeleCredit: Getty Images - Getty

Rumours suggest Manchester United are also interested in 24-year-old midfielder Neves, but Wolves are unlikely to sanction any deal without first bringing in Lille’s Renato Sanches.

That deal now also looks to have fallen through, with news that negotiations between Lille and Wolves over a loan for the midfielder .

Spurs have so far had a busy summer, bringing in Bryan Gil, Cristian Romero, Pierluigi Gollini and Pape Sarr, whilst managing to hold onto England captain Harry Kane.

Lautaro Martinez looked close to Spurs before teammate Lukaku departed Inter
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Lautaro Martinez looked close to Spurs before teammate Lukaku departed Inter

The north London club reportedly held talks with a number of high profile strikers, namely Fiorentina’s Dusan Vlahovic and Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez, but with both moves falling to come to fruition, Spurs’ business may be over.

Not that it will dampen the spirits of Spurs fans, who have enjoyed a brilliant start to the new season as Tottenham sit top of the Premier League table as the only team to have a 100 per cent record after three games.

Wolves, meanwhile, have replaced goalkeeper Rui Patrico with Jose Sa, while they’ve also made two high-profile loan signings in the shape of Barcelona’s Francisco Trincao and Leipzig’s Hwang Hee-chan.

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