Manchester United have offered Bruno Fernandes in exchange for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, and the Portuguese midfielder is said to be willing to make the move, according to reports.
Fernandes has been the Red Devils’ standout player this season. He moved to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon in 2020 and has continued to play there for most of the season.
There has also been criticism of the Portugal international, who has scored 15 goals and provided nine assists in all competitions this season, with pundits and former players irritated by his criticism. Negative body language on the pitch.
Fernandes has perhaps not won enough trophies in his career to match his ability, and the Manchester United captain recently hinted that he may have to leave Old Trafford in the near future.
when asked DAZN Portugal Regarding his future, Fernandes said:: “Of course, it’s not just up to me, right?
“A player always has to want to be here, but at the same time you have to want him to stay. I feel like it’s there on both sides at the moment.
“I’m not thinking too much about the future, especially because this season so far hasn’t been at the level I expected, both personally and collectively.
“So, to be honest, if I had to think about not following the Premier League, it wouldn’t be until after the Euros, because I can’t take my focus away from the FA Cup final. And the euro, because nothing is more important than that at the moment.”
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And now the Spanish newspaper Nacional Manchester United claim they have “proposed an exchange” for Fernandes as they “continue to insist” on signing De Jong from Barcelona.
The Dutch international is “still on Jim Ratcliffe’s priority target list”, but there is speculation that Man United could sign him for a multi-year deal.
And now the Red Devils are willing to “sacrifice” Fernandes to sign the Barcelona star, with Manchester United “offering an exchange of parts with cash”.
Man United were “unwilling to pay” the €90 million asking price for de Jong and instead “offered €20 million (about 1.7 billion yen)” in addition to Fernandes to acquire their long-term target.
Coach Fernandes said, “I’m sure he’ll turn a blind eye and give Barça the OK,” and “I won’t hesitate to lower his salary to keep him under Xavi’s control,” but added, “The best way to do this is to convince De Jong.” “It may be a complicated part.”
“Bruno is a very good player and would be suitable for many clubs.”
The Portuguese midfielder’s future is by no means clear, but former Manchester United striker Michael Owen believes Fernandes is “suitable for many clubs” in world football.
Owen said: “Bruno is a very good player and would be suitable for a number of clubs. Man United probably have more important things going on at the moment than worrying about players here and there.” think.
“Man United have had some great players since Sir Alex left and I hope they have spent more time than anyone else and look at the situation they are in now. It is more important to organize.
“Firstly you have the right manager, you have the right team behind the scenes from the scout to the manager and the final step is to watch them build. But trying to get the players to do what they want. It doesn’t matter if they can spend another £200m but things aren’t going well behind the scenes.
“If we fast-forwarded five years and said a star player was leaving, it would be a disaster, but at the moment there are much bigger fish to fish in terms of management and organization behind the scenes.
“He can score and he can create, but who wouldn’t want him? I haven’t seen the interview, but the Manchester United captain doesn’t do that, he comes out and says he wants to leave. But if he does, he does.”
