Benfica insist that they have not held talks with Premier League giants Manchester United about a potential deal for their £104 million midfield maestro Joao Neves, via a statement reported by Fabrizio Romano. As Alvaro Fernandez sealed his move to the Portuguese powerhouses over the weekend, an agreement between Benfica and Manchester United paved the way for yet more speculation regarding the future of one Joao Neves. Surely, after agreeing to send Fernandez to Lisbon, Man United had done their relationship with the Benfica bosses no harm, right? Was this the Red Devils laying the ground wor…