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title: "Exclusive: Roberts would gladly swap Sissoko for Neves at Tottenham"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/exclusive-roberts-would-like-to-see-spurs-swap-sissoko-for-neves-transfer-rumours-e162/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Aaron Hindhaugh"
section: "Exclusive"
published: "2021-07-02T04:44:37Z"
modified: "2021-07-02T04:44:37Z"
---

# Exclusive: Roberts would gladly swap Sissoko for Neves at Tottenham

**Moussa Sissoko was once Tottenham Hotspur’s record signing when he was [bought for £30 million](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37230415) from Newcastle United, but Graham Roberts admits that he would like to see Spurs do a swap deal with Wolves to bring in Ruben Neves for the Frenchman.**

It comes off the back of Steve Bull claiming that Sissoko would be a [quality signing for Wolves](https://thisisfutbol.com/2021/06/blogs/premier-league/wolves/exclusive-bull-amdits-he-would-love-wolves-to-sign-moussa-sissoko-from-spurs-e156/) and with the Midlands club [expected to sell Neves](https://theathletic.com/2610058/2021/05/25/wolves-new-boss-lage-the-frontrunner-but-club-mulling-options-with-35m-neves-sale-planned-to-fund-rebuild/) this summer, a swap deal may well be on the cards if both parties can come to an agreement.

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Wolves are in need of a powerful midfielder who can be a physical presence in the middle of the pitch and Spurs are in need of someone who can slot in alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, dictate play and be the one who can thread the ball through the eye of a needle for their forward players.

Sissoko was cast aside last season when Jose Mourinho was sacked as he was handed just [one Premier League minute](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/moussa-sissoko/leistungsdaten/spieler/46001) under Ryan Mason, and when asked if he would like to see a deal seeing Neves go to Spurs and Sissoko go in the opposite direction, Roberts had this to say exclusively to [Transfer Tavern](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/):

*“I like Moussa, I get on really well with him but I would do that because I think Neves is a good holding midfield player and he could play with Hojbjerg.”*

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Since he arrived at Spurs, Sissoko has reached a Champions League final and won the World Cup with France so it has been a great few years for him on a personal level but Roberts would let him go if it meant bringing in someone like Neves, he said:

*“I think just for the sake of Moussa Sissoko, that could be a good deal actually.”*

Both clubs are going to be under new managers heading into next season and with [Nuno Espirito Santo likely heading to Spurs](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11675/12345142/fabio-paratici-new-tottenham-director-of-football-arrives-in-london-to-close-nuno-espirito-santo-appointment), that could be a huge factor in where Neves decides to play his football next season as he was brought to England by his former manager.