Manchester United captain and star player Bruno Fernandes has reportedly made a decision on whether he will stay at the club or accept a lucrative offer from the Saudi Pro League.
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Late last month, rumours began to gather momentum suggesting that the Portuguese playmaker could be on the verge of leaving Old Trafford. It was alleged that the player’s agent was in Saudi Arabia to hear an offer tabled by Al Hilal for one of their marquee targets, believed to be extremely lucrative.
It is understood that the Blue Wave were willing to make the 30-year-old the third-highest-paid player in the league—behind Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo—offering him as much as £65 million (R1.5 billion) per year.
Given his age and the financial magnitude of the offer, it would likely have been tempting to accept. However, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has now revealed that the United skipper has rejected the opportunity to move to the oil-rich kingdom, as he wishes to continue competing at the highest level of European football.
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Another Saudi transfer expert, Ben Jacobs, has stated that while Fernandes had been considering a possible departure from the Mancunian club, public statements by Ruben Amorim—who expressed his desire to retain the versatile midfielder—as well as discussions with his family, ultimately swayed him to remain in the Premier League.
