Al-Hilal pursues Bruno Fernandes for summer transfer

Portuguese outlet Record reported that Manchester United's captain, Bruno Fernandes, turned down a lucrative offer from the Saudi Pro League, expressing his commitment to the club since joining in January 2020.

Al Hilal To Offer Big Contract To Bruno Fernandes
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According to reports from Portuguese outlet Record, the captain of the Red Devils was presented with an exorbitant offer from the Saudi Pro League. However, the Portuguese midfielder “turned down” the offer. Having been acquired by Manchester United for an estimated £68 million ($85.9m) in January 2020, the Portuguese midfielder believes he still has unfinished business at the club. Despite Fernandes rejecting Al-Hilal’s proposal, the club’s interest remains strong, and they plan to approach him again in the summer.

In the past year, Al-Hilal has secured the signatures of several renowned footballers from European clubs. Among them are Ruben Neves, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Kalidou Koulibaly, Neymar, and Aleksandar Mitrovic. Their dominance in the Saudi top flight, leading by seven points ahead of second-placed Al-Nassr, reflects the impact of their summer investments.

Fernandes has accumulated 215 appearances for the Red Devils, scoring 71 goals and assisting 60 times. However, despite his contributions, his only trophy during his four-year stint at the club is the Carabao Cup from last season. Manchester United currently sits in eighth place in the Premier League, nine points adrift of the top four under Ten Hag’s management.

The Portuguese midfielder remains dedicated to Ten Hag and Manchester United. The Red Devils are set to face West Ham at Old Trafford later today as they endeavor to climb up the ranks in the top six this season.

Bruno Fernandes

Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes

Forwarder, Midfielder

PortugalPortugal

Age: 30

179 cm

80 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 33 1 Missed
Minutes 2970 90.0 Avg
Goals 10 0.3 Avg
Assist 7 0.2 Avg
Attempt 39 1.2 Avg
Passes 1781 54.078.8% AvgSucc
Yellow 8 0.2 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 22 times for 1907 minutes for Premier League.

Bruno Fernandes scored 3 goals for Manchester United. He procured 4 assists. He received 7 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 8th in Premier League. In the last match Manchester United won 4-3 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The next match in Premier League will be against Aston Villa.

Manchester United performance and stats

Manchester United

Manager: Erik ten Hag
Rank 8th
Win 16
Draw 6
Loss 12
Goals 52-51
Diff 1
Rank 4th
Win 1
Draw 1
Loss 4
Goals 12-15
Diff -3

Manchester United is currently 8th in the Premier League with 35 points.

In the last 22 games, it has won 11 times, drawn twice, and lost 9 times. In its last match, Manchester United won 3-4 against Wolverhampton Wanderers.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 28 goals and conceding 32.​

Manchester United will play the next match in Premier League against Aston Villa on Saturday 10th of February in Birmingham.​

Al Hilal performance and stats

Al Hilal

Manager: Jorge Pinheiro de Jesus
Rank 1st
Win 27
Draw 2
Loss 0
Goals 89-18
Diff 71

It will be Al Hilal ended the league in the 1st position with 53 points.

In the last 19 games, it has won 17 times and drawn twice. In its last match, Al Hilal won 0-2 against Al Feiha.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 59 goals and conceding 9.​

Al Hilal will play the next match in Pro League against Al Raed on Wednesday 14th of February in Riyadh.​