Manchester United are reportedly growing in confidence they can soon agree a new deal for Bruno Fernandes amid claims two of Spain’s biggest clubs were plotting a surprise swoop.
The Portuguese playmaker has been everything United fans could’ve hoped for and more since arriving from Sporting Lisbon in 2020. Fernandes has operated at around a goal every other game across all competitions and has added his fair share of assists to boot.
Understandably, the Red Devils were reported in August to be ‘keen’ to renew the 26-year-old’s contract. United reportedly were keen to offer Fernandes a 100% rise on the deal he signed upon arriving from Portugal 20 months ago.
Fernandes is reportedly on a wage of around £110,000 a week at Old Trafford. But United are understood to have proposed new terms that would see his existing four-year deal extended by a year and his salary rise to £250,000 a week.
However, it isn’t all plain sailing. Despite claims Fernandes is willing to sign, his agent Miguel Pinto is keen to ensure the new deal contains some sort of release clause.
Thankfully, United chiefs were said to have ‘immediately dismissed’ Pinto’s plans to insert such a clause.
And now, The Sun claims Pinto has backed down and an agreement on a new £250,000 a week deal is close.
That wage will bring Fernandes more into line with some of the club’s other top earners. It’ll also reflect his status as one of the club’s key players.
Furthermore, the failure to insert the clause will end claims that Fernandes could be lured away to Spain. As per the Daily Express, both Barcelona and Real Madrid were reportedly keeping a close eye on the Portuguese’s new deal were the clause to be inserted.
Following Fernandes’ new deal, United will turn their attention to pinning down three others stars to new contracts.