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Bruno Fernandes concedes he had his heart set on a transfer move to the Premier League after Manchester United finally agreed a deal with Sporting Lisbon. Manchester United were in danger of missing out on signing the 25-year-old midfielder before the end of the January window as they had refused to meet his club's asking price. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But United stepped up negotiations on Tuesday after learning about Barcelona’s interest and offered €55 million up front plus €10m in bonuses that are considered achievable by Sporting and a another €15m in payments which are less likely to be achieved. Bruno Fernandes is expected to arrive in England on Wednesday in order to finally complete his move to Manchester United. (adsbygoogl...

Manchester United have reportedly lodged a fresh £46.4million offer to sign Bruno Fernandes – but Sporting Lisbon are holding out for a fee of £50.6m for their playmaker. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been desperate to add an attacking midfielder to his team this January window – as he plans for United’s long-term future without Pogba – and Fernandes has been identified as the club’s key target. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Sporting received a £42.5m offer from the Red devils for the 25-year-old last week, but the Portuguese side had no interest in selling the player at that price. However, United remain confident of reaching an agreement this window, with Sporting beginning to lower their demands for the Portugese player. (adsbygoogle = win...

Bruno Fernandes has been left ‘annoyed’ at both Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon over his failed transfer move – but is still hoping to make the move to Old Trafford. Fernandes has emerged as the Red Devils’ key target this month, with under-fire manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen to boost his midfield options. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); But United’s pursuit of the midfielder looks set to end in disappointment, with the Premier League side unwilling to meet Sporting’s demands for a deal in January. The Times report Fernandes has been left ‘annoyed’ with the conduct of both Sporting and the Red devils during talks but still wants to secure a move to United as soon as possible. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Di...

Jorge Mendes says there are no guarantees that Bruno Fernandes will join Manchester United this month and warned that the Portuguese club have been in contact with other teams – either for this January or else at the end of the campaign. It was previously expected that the Red devils would tie up the signing of the player before the closing of the current window, but the teams remain a long way apart in terms of the valuation of the midfielder. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When asked if he expected a deal to be completed for Bruno Fernandes, the super-agent said at the Association of Football Agents (AFA) event in the Hive London: “I don’t know. If he doesn’t leave now, he will leave for sure in the summer because Sporting have already spoken with o...

Manchester United have reached a deadlock with Sporting Lisbon over the transfer of Bruno Fernandes after his valuation almost reached double in the space of just 48 hours. Last summer window, Manchester United and other sides including Tottenham were quoted £39m (€45m) for the attacking midfielder. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Two days into the latest negotiations, Sporting's asking price increased to £68m and as a consequence no further talks are planned for this weekend between the two teams. According to Sky Sports News, Manchester United feel their latest offer of £43m plus £17m in possible add-ons reflects Fernandes' form - as the player has 13 goals in 21 matches all competitions for Sporting. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || ...

Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes has added further fuel to speculation he is set to join Manchester United with his latest Instagram activity. The Red devils are in talks with Sporting over a £60million transfer move and the player is keen on a move to Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Fernandes’ agent Rui Guimaraes caused a stir on social media on Tuesday when he liked an Instagram post that branded his client’s switch to United as ‘impending’. Guimaraes then put the WhoScored post on his Instagram story, tagging Bruno Fernandes who was quickly responded by adding it to his own account. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ole Solskjaer is desperate to add attacking quality to his team this month a...