Sources: “Massive offers” likely for Bruno Fernandes, internal division at Man Utd over transfer decision
Bruno Fernandes’ Manchester United future remains uncertain, with some internal division over how to handle a transfer this summer.
Depending on who you speak to, Fernandes is either too important to sell and therefore going nowhere, or an opportunity to make a big sale that could refresh the Man Utd squad.
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I first revealed back in December that the Red Devils were open to selling Fernandes to fund new midfielder signings, and I’m told he’s still attracting a lot of interest.
My information remains that Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are keen on the Portugal international, as I reported back in February, but a move to the Saudi Pro League is probably more realistic.
Bruno Fernandes likely to receive huge offers
While United’s official position is that Fernandes is not for sale, they’re also realistic about the fact that he’s about to turn 32 and could soon start to decline.
Sources point to the stark drop-off in form of Mohamed Salah this season, with United keen not to find themselves in a similar position to Liverpool.
“Some people at United are concerned that this year could be ideal timing-wise to sell Fernandes, but that’s an incredibly difficult sell, as it would have been if Liverpool decided not to keep Salah this time last year,” one source in the industry told me.
“There’s also Fernandes himself, who knows he’s going to have massive offers from Saudi clubs, so even if United want him to stay, they might decide there’s not much point fighting too hard to keep a player whose head has been turned.”
Bruno Fernandes remains hugely important for Manchester United
A very real problem for MUFC, of course, is how to replace someone like Fernandes, who has had another outstanding season at Old Trafford.
The 31-year-old has eight goals and 16 assists in the Premier League, and has been remarkably consistent since he joined from Sporting Lisbon.
| Fernandes stats (all comps) | Games | Goals |
| 2019/20 | 22 | 12 |
| 2020/21 | 58 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | 46 | 10 |
| 2022/23 | 59 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 48 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 57 | 19 |
| 2025/26 | 30 | 8 |
Given that United have other areas of their squad that already need addressing, they could probably do without the major upheaval of another exit.
Casemiro is leaving on a free transfer, while there are doubts over other first-team players like Harry Maguire, Manuel Ugarte, and others like Marcus Rashford and Andre Onana who are out on loan.
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