Pep Guardiola has already told Chelsea why they must sign ‘best in the world’ Matheus Nunes

Pep Guardiola has already told Chelsea why they should sign Matheus Nunes as the Blues are linked with the Sporting star.

The 23-year-old midfielder is reportedly set to be the subject of a £43million bid from Chelsea as new owner Todd Boehly looks to revamp Thomas Tuchel's squad.

Wolves have previously been keen on Nunes but the player has reportedly been holding out for a better option, which has seemingly arrived in the form of Chelsea.

Guardiola already cast a close eye on the Brazilian when his Manchester City side faced Sporting across two legs in last season's Champions League.

City ran out 5-0 winners but Guardiola was sure to single Nunes out for praise.

He said: "Sporting are a fantastic team, they are the champions of Portugal, which have a very strong league, with Porto and Benfica, they change the ball well, they have fast and intelligent players.

"I would say that Matheus Nunes is one of the best players in the world today."