{"id":150544,"date":"2025-06-01T22:27:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T22:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150544\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T22:27:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T22:27:09","slug":"bruno-fernandes-transfer-deadline-given-as-man-united-captain-takes-key-step-after-positive-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150544\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes transfer deadline given as Man United captain takes key step after &#8216;positive&#8217; talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is currently seriously considering the prospect of leaving Old Trafford this summer<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/0_Manchester-United-Travel-to-their-Post-Season-Tour.jpg\" alt=\"Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes could leave the club this summer(Image: Manchester United via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal are reportedly confident that they will be able to sign <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> captain Bruno Fernandes this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">MEN Sport reported this week that<a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/bruno-fernandes\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" Fernandes&#039; Link opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"> Fernandes&#8217; <\/a>agent Miguel Pinho had met with the Middle Eastern club in Riyadh to discuss the offer that is on the table from them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">United are thought to be open to selling any player this summer and remain &#8216;relaxed&#8217; about the Fernandes situation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/ruben-amorim\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Ruben AmorimLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Ruben Amorim<\/a> has stressed he wants to keep Fernandes and believes that the Portuguese midfielder wants to stay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">However, <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JacobsBen\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"journalist Ben JacobsLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\">journalist Ben Jacobs<\/a> reports on Sunday evening that Al Hilal feel they could be about to get the go ahead for a move.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">It is reported that Fernandes has been given until Friday to decide whether he wants to leave <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"UnitedLink opens in a new tab.\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">United<\/a> or not. The captain is believed to be conversing with his family ahead of making a final decision on that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Pinho&#8217;s meetings with Al Hilal are said to have been &#8216;positive&#8217; and this has given them confidence that Fernandes will agree to a move. Currently, United are not thought to have received an offer from Al Hilal for their captain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">The Manchester Evening News understands that Al Hilal are willing to pay as much as \u00a3100 million for Fernandes as they try to tie him down before the Club World Cup.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Jacobs adds that the Saudi club believe that United will accept their bid if the midfielder tells them he wants to leave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">If Fernandes was to leave this summer, it would leave United without their main talisman moving into the 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Despite the Reds&#8217; dreadful campaign, the skipper managed to score 19 goals and grab 20 assists in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Here at The Manchester Evening News, we are dedicated to bringing you the best <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/all-about\/manchester-united-fc\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> coverage and analysis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \">Make sure you don&#8217;t miss out on the latest United news by joining our free WhatsApp group. 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Our shows are available on all podcast platforms, including <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/6Rf3zHSgSYkYIA4zaYPz5y\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Spotify<\/strong><\/a> and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=76202X1528180&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fgb%2Fpodcast%2Fmanchester-is-red-manchester-united-podcast%2Fid1264579243&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.manchestereveningnews.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Ffootball-news%2Fhes-ready-man-united-already-31228583\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Apple Podcasts<\/strong><\/a>, and you can also watch along on <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ManUtd_MEN\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" tabindex=\"0\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">YouTube<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is currently seriously considering the prospect of leaving Old Trafford this summerManchester United&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":150545,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[873,94,423,9060,79,12408,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-150544","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-bruno-fernandes","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-manchester-united-fc","11":"tag-manchester-united-transfer-news","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-summer-transfer-window","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114610467187809914","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=150544"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/150544\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=150544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=150544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}