Bruno Fernandes rejects 100 million offer from Saudi Arabia!

Bruno Fernandes rejects 100 million offer from Saudi Arabia!

Old Trafford, England - Bruno Fernandes, the captain of Manchester United, recently rejected an extremely lucrative offer from Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia. According to information from Al Jazera offered the club up to 100 million British pounds (135 million US-Dollar) for the 30 year old Portuguese international. Fernandes expressed the desire to continue to play at the highest level and continue his career at Manchester United.

During a training camp of the Portuguese national team before the Nation League semi-final against Germany, Fernand spoke to the media about his decision. He emphasized that Manchester United didn't want to sell him, but he could leave the club if he wanted it. The idea of ​​a change to one of the biggest clubs in Saudi Arabia would therefore have been not unlikely, especially since several Portuguese players are already active there, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Cancelo and Ruben Neves.

The career of Fernandes

Fernandes has played 290 games for United for £ 47 million in January 2020 for £ 47 million ($ 63 million) and scored an impressive 98 goals. Despite the bad season of the club, in which Manchester United took 15th place in the Premier League and lost the Europa League final against Tottenham, Fernandes was one of the few positive figures in the team. He scored 19 goals and gave 19 assists in all competitions.

The Portuguese is 31 years old in September and has made no public statements about his future in the past few weeks. His agent, Miguel Pinho, held talks in Saudi Arabia, which triggered speculation about a possible change. However, Fernandes confirmed that he would like to continue his football career in Europe. The coach of Manchester United, Ruben Amorim, also expressed that Fernandes gave the impression that he wanted to stay with United and reject many offers, such as Sporting news

future of the association

The ambitions of Fernandes are in accordance with the endeavors of Manchester United to redesign the squad under the leadership of coach Ruben Amorim. The association has already signed Matheus Cunha from the Wolverhampton Wanderers. Despite the rumored future departure of key players such as Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Antony and Alejandro Garnacho, Fernandes made it clear that he wants to be happy while he takes part in big competitions and continues to do what he loves.

Fernandes' decision to reject a tempting offer was considered significant by Gary Neville, the former captain of United. He emphasized the importance of the captain for the club and showed understanding of the challenges that Manchester United could face in the coming season. As Transfer market there is a lot of discussion about future movements within the club, but Fernandes remains a central element in the squad of the Red Devils.