Manchester United may be forced to give Bruno Fernandes a new contract after an ultimatum.
That is the headline shared in the Mirror newspaper (UK) today, May 18. Bruno Fernandes’ future at Manchester United is uncertain entering the summer transfer window. The Portuguese playmaker and captain of the “Red Devils” wants to reach a new deal amid interest from Saudi Arabia.
MU may be forced to give Bruno Fernandes a new contract with a “huge” salary if he wants to keep his captain, Mirror information. MU really wants to keep the Portuguese international, whom they signed in January 2020 from Sporting Lisbon. Bruno Fernandes is one of MU’s rare successful transfer contracts, but he is ready to leave if he feels MU no longer needs him.
Bruno Fernandes, 29, has a contract with MU until 2026 with a salary of 230,000 pounds/week, but in recent years, he has seen deals like Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Raphael Varane with higher salaries than him. Varane will leave MU this summer, and Casemiro is likely to leave too, but Bruno Fernandes wants to make money from the last big contract he will sign, according to the first report of The Daily Star (UK).
Bayern Munich and clubs from Saudi Arabia’s Saudi Pro League have been linked with Bruno Fernandes, who has scored 79 goals since moving to Manchester. MU is expected to overhaul their squad in the first summer under the guidance of new co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.
Bruno Fernandes is expected to hold negotiations with MU leaders after the season ends, but he holds every advantage when negotiating. Bruno Fernandes wants to resolve his future before attending Euro 2024 with Portugal and does not want growing speculation to distract him from Europe’s biggest tournament this summer.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe is carrying out an overhaul at Manchester United. PHOTO: GETTY
Recently, after MU won 3-2 against Newcastle in the Premier League, Bruno Fernandes declared: “I feel like the club wants me to be a part of the future, so, like I said, I don’t want to be a part of the future.” a player the club did not want. If for some reason they don’t want me, I’ll go, but if they want me, I’ll stay.”
Despite more or less receiving criticism and MU’s declining performance, Bruno Fernandes has proven that he is the most important and reliable player of the “red devils” right now. Bruno Fernandes is considered a “lungless man” as he has been almost immune to injury for many years. But in the end, Bruno Fernandes also collapsed when an injury caused him to miss several recent MU matches, before he returned to help MU defeat Newcastle 3-2 in the final match of this season at Old Trafford.
Coach Erik ten Hag continues to believe in his captain, although the Dutch strategist’s dismissal could make things complicated. If Ten Hag leaves, Bruno Fernandes will play under the guidance of the third official coach at MU, after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ten Hag himself. The player with the most goals in MU history Wayne Rooney believes that the team must be built around Portuguese star Bruno Fernandes.
Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney highly appreciates Bruno Fernandes. PHOTO: GETTY
MU legend Wayne Rooney told Sky Sports (UK): “You have to build the team around Bruno Fernandes, he is a quality player and he has fight in him. I will keep the players young. And then all the other players, get rid of them. It won’t happen in another year, but it will happen in the next few years.”