{"id":453617,"date":"2025-12-17T16:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/453617\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T16:45:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:45:24","slug":"why-dressing-room-feel-fernandes-is-leaving-as-euro-giants-prepare-offensive-after-bombshell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/453617\/","title":{"rendered":"Why dressing room &#8216;feel&#8217; Fernandes is leaving as Euro giants &#8216;prepare offensive&#8217; after &#8216;bombshell&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to reports, Manchester United\u2019s players \u2018feel\u2019 captain Bruno Fernandes is in his final season with the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/tag\/bruno-fernandes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Fernandes<\/strong> <\/a>has been heavily linked with a move elsewhere in recent months, and he looked likely to leave in this summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The Portugal international has been <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/manchester-united\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd<\/a>\u2018<\/strong>s best player over the past few years, but he attracted interest from Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal ahead of the Club World Cup in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>This transfer looked likely in the summer, but Fernandes eventually decided to remain at Man Utd for at least one more year.<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes has made a strong start to this season as he has five goals and six assists in his 15 Premier League appearances, but he has remarkably claimed that club chiefs wanted him to leave in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>In a new interview, Fernandes said:\u00a0\u201cFrom the club I felt it was, \u2018If you go it\u2019s not so bad for us\u2019. It hurts me a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/feature-mainoo-six-losers-new-manchester-united-arrives-amorim\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Kobbie Mainoo among six losers as new Manchester United arrives under Ruben Amorim<\/a><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0\u201cMore than hurting me, it makes me sad,\u201d Fernandes said. \u201cI\u2019m a player that no-one can criticise, I\u2019m always available, I always give my best.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could have left in this transfer window, I would have earned much more money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have won many trophies this season, but I decided not to go, not only for family reasons but because I genuinely love the club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes\u2019 comments have added fuel to transfer speculation in recent days, with <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/football\/3826308\/transfer-news-bruno-fernandes-man-utd-oliver-glasner-premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\">a report from talkSPORT claiming<\/a> Man Utd\u2019s squad \u2018believe\u2019 he had this interview to \u2018pave the way for his exit\u2019 next year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE MAN UTD COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/are-manchester-united-actually-kind-of-almost-good-or-just-a-polished-turd\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Are Manchester United actually kind of almost good, or just a polished turd?<\/strong><\/a><br \/>*\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/man-utd-fast-tracking-65m-signing-two-conditions-actual-fernandes-price-revealed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Man Utd \u2018fast-tracking\u2019 \u00a365m signing hinges on two conditions; \u2018actual\u2019 Fernandes price revealed<\/a><\/strong><br \/>*\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.football365.com\/news\/romano-man-utd-top-2026-transfer-target-ineos-ready-offload-four-stars-fire-sale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Romano reveals Man Utd\u2019s \u2018top\u2019 2026 transfer target as INEOS \u2018ready\u2019 to offload four stars in \u2018fire sale\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The report also claims they think Fernandes could be in his \u2018final year\u2019 at Man Utd. They claimed: \u2018German giants Bayern Munich are known to be big admirers of Fernandes.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sources have told talkSPORT there is a feeling within the Manchester United dressing room that this season could be Fernandes\u2019 last at the club.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Regarding Bayern Munich\u2019s interest, a report from Spanish outlet Fichajes claims they have \u2018made a move\u2019 for Fernandes ahead of January.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u2018The German club is preparing a financial offensive of around \u20ac50 million to convince the British club\u2019s management to sign Bruno Fernandes in this transfer window.\u00a0 Fernandes is seen as a top-tier signing capable of providing immediate experience and world-class ball distribution.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018His contract situation is a determining factor, as the end of this season will mark a critical stage for his professional future. Bayern Munich\u2019s interest is no coincidence, as the Bavarian club has long admired the Portuguese midfielder\u2019s playing style.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to reports, Manchester United\u2019s players \u2018feel\u2019 captain Bruno Fernandes is in his final season with the Premier&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":453618,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[217,38454,9655,3782,50,220,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-453617","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-bayern-munich","9":"tag-bruno-fernandes","10":"tag-home-page","11":"tag-manchester-united","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-premier-league","14":"tag-soccer","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115735922149562361","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=453617"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/453617\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/453618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=453617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=453617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=453617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}