Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says he won’t talk about his future with anybody till after subsequent 12 months’s World Cup.
The 31-year-old will make his three hundredth look for United on Saturday, because the membership try to finish a run of three successive residence defeats.
It’s an achievement made extra outstanding by the truth that Fernandes has missed simply 17 video games since his £47m transfer from Sporting in January 2020 – and solely three of these had been due to damage or sickness.
The Portuguese rejected an enormous provide from Al-Hilal in the summertime, then dismissed subsequent curiosity elsewhere from the Saudi Professional League and Europe.
Fernandes is aware of the rumours about his future will not go away.
Sources near him have beforehand advised BBC Sport he has no want to transfer to Saudi Arabia subsequent summer time both, with main European golf equipment exterior the Premier League holding extra curiosity.
It’s understood Fernandes’ contract – which expires in 2027 with the choice of an extra 12 months – features a clause that may permit him to hitch a membership exterior England for £56.68m (€65m) supplied it’s triggered early sufficient.
Nevertheless, Fernandes shouldn’t be fascinated about speaking about it simply but.
“As I’ve at all times mentioned, I really feel good right here. I wish to obtain my desires nonetheless,” he mentioned.
“I am unable to discuss for the membership. I’ve seen lots of people speaking that I had an settlement to go already subsequent season. If the membership has executed that settlement, it wasn’t made with me. I have not spoken with anybody.
“My agent additionally is aware of how I work. If he needs to speak to me, it is going to be after the World Cup. Till then, I will not converse to anybody.”
Fernandes spoke to lots of people when Al-Hilal’s curiosity first turned public throughout United’s post-season journey to Asia.
Conversations with chief government Omar Berrada and technical director Jason Wilcox, plus head coach Ruben Amorim, Portugal team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo – who performs in Saudi Arabia – and his household all happened independently.
Everybody accepted the cash being talked about, even for one of many Premier League’s highest earners, was eye-watering. The charge, anticipated to be in extra of £100m, would have been a membership document sale.
However no-one was pushing Fernandes out. Actually, Amorim was saying fairly the alternative.
“He mentioned to me ‘No, we wish extra gamers that can assist you to grow to be a greater staff. If we deliver some folks and lose you, we’re nonetheless going to lose one thing’,” Fernandes mentioned of his supervisor.
His spouse Ana was blunt.
“My household feels very effectively right here,” Fernandes mentioned. “My youngsters like to go to high school. They love the way in which they stay right here, even with the climate.
“Everyone seems to be settled. We are saying typically the home we now have right here, it feels extra like residence than the one we now have in Portugal.
“The very first thing she mentioned was: ‘Have you ever achieved the whole lot you needed to attain on the membership?’ She is aware of I have not.
“After I speak about not fulfilling my desires on the membership, it comes lots from what she mentioned to me.”
