Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes this summer, according to the Telegraph.
Tottenham have also been in talks with the Portuguese international’s agent, Miguel Pinho, but Sporting are waiting for a club to match their £70m asking price.
Fans on Twitter are calling on United to pay what Sporting are demanding for Fernandes:
If we lose him to Spurs I’m so done??♂️
— LYK77 (@Runningmanrock7) 24 June 2019
Just pay it
— Prosper (@onukwuliprosper) 24 June 2019
Be shocked if we think he’s worth half that come Christmas
— M U F C (@MyUtd7s) 24 June 2019
Woodward offered £15m up front, plus £10m if we win champions league, £20m if we win the euros and £25m if we win the world cup.
— Jimbo (@Jimbo1803) 24 June 2019
Should have him in by start of August at this rate
— Paul Carson (@MrPaulCarson) 24 June 2019
Wake me up when they sign?
— Warui Muchai (@wess4l) 24 June 2019
Hopefully we get him one of my most wanted transfers along side nicolas pepe. If these two arent signed im going to cry and mufc wont be competitive this season.
— Hemunt Cheema (@HemuntCheema) 24 June 2019
— Neil Irvine (@neilirvine) 24 June 2019
They should include Phil Jones, Ashley Young, Darmian in that deal???
— NicKlaus (@Nick_Munich) 24 June 2019
Interested FC.
— Hade Goth (@EnochWrites) 24 June 2019
It appears that the club are intent on negotiating one signing at a time this summer. United are closing in on a deal for Crystal Palace’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who could cost upwards of £60m.
However, the Red Devils’ focus on the England Under 21 international could see them miss out on other potential targets.
Fernandes has been linked with a host of clubs this summer already, including Liverpool and Manchester City, but Spurs appear to be United’s main rival for the 24-year-old’s signature.
The midfielder scored 32 goals last season, as well as providing 18 assists in 53 appearances for Sporting.
