Bruno Fernandes’ agent has held talks with Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal and the Manchester United captain is understood to be seriously considering their lucrative contract offer
Ruben Amorim has told Manchester United chiefs to find other ways of making money rather than selling star man Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes, 30, has an offer on the table from Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal worth a staggering £700,000 per week – and the Portuguese midfielder is seriously considering accepting it.
Their proposal of a three-year deal would see Fernandes earn a whopping £200m while linking up with international team-mate Ruben Neves and potentially Cristiano Ronaldo. Earlier this week, talks between his agent, Miguel Pinho, and Al-Hilal representatives, reportedly stretched late into the night at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh.
They’d would also be willing to pay United £100m, a transformational sum given their financial predicament. But Amorim doesn’t want the Red Devils or Fernandes to give into temptation.
Speaking after United ended their post-season tour of Asia with a 3-1 victory over Hong Kong, which Fernandes played the opening 45 minutes of, Amorim was asked if fans had seen the last of their captain in action.
“I don’t think so, I don’t know for sure. Nobody knows but I don’t think so,” the Red Devils boss said. “I think he is seeing us taking some actions to change all the things and I think he saw that and I think he wants to stay.
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“He is saying no to a lot of things but he shows he wants to win. He’s really young, he’s really good he needs to be in the best league in the world.”
Amorim was then asked if United, who’ve failed to qualify for Europe for the first time in 11 years, were in a position to turn down the kind of money which Al-Hilal would be willing to pay for Fernandes.
“Yes, we can find another way to earn money,” he replied.
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“Of course I’m the manager, I’m the coach but sometimes it’s the decision of the player. But of course I talk with him, I explain things. I just have that feeling if he wants to stay.
“Of course in a lot of games this season he was so frustrated but he knows what we are doing.
“The feeling is every time I speak with him he wants to continue at Manchester United but you never know.”
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