{"id":1125486,"date":"2020-01-16T11:10:56","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T11:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1125486"},"modified":"2020-01-16T11:34:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T11:34:19","slug":"bruno-fernandes-pogba-transfer-talk-moving-long-running-man-utd-transfer-saga-closer-to-reality","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/bruno-fernandes-pogba-transfer-talk-moving-long-running-man-utd-transfer-saga-closer-to-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Bruno Fernandes: Pogba transfer talk moving long-running Man Utd saga closer to reality?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes has agreed personal terms with Manchester United ahead of a possible January transfer, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Portugal international has been in red-hot form for Sporting over the past few years and this season alone, he&#8217;s managed eight goals and seven assists in 15 league appearances.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Man Utd &#8216;transfer target&#8217; Bruno\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Fernandes the star of the January window? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fernandes, 25, was linked with Man Utd in the summer as well as Spurs but no deal transpired.<\/li>\n<li>Since then, the 25-year-old has notched 13 goals and 10 assists across 20 Europa League and Liga NOS appearances.<\/li>\n<li>United have agreed personal terms with the \u00a368m-rated Fernandes, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2020\/01\/16\/bruno-fernandes-agrees-personal-terms-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telegraph<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>It is also claimed United hope to complete a deal worth \u00a350m while Sporting are interested in taking Rojo or another player as part of the deal.<\/li>\n<li>Across several transfer windows, Fernandes has become a household name among UK audiences, something reflected by a sharp increase in his \u00a34.67 value on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballindex.co.uk\/player\/bruno-fernandes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Football Index<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7474366\/embed\/v4?image_option=fullsq\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fernandes scored twice in Sporting&#8217;s 3-1 Liga NOS win at Setubal last time out and speaking after that match, manager Silas admitted he is looking into potential replacements for his star man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can&#8217;t guarantee any of these things because I don&#8217;t know. Bruno is a huge player and all players like him have a lot of market,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t like to think about it, but I&#8217;ll be thinking of alternatives in case Bruno leaves.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I hope it doesn&#8217;t happen, but we have to start thinking that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"pt\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SquawkaScout?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SquawkaScout<\/a>: Bruno Fernandes ?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M2gVmDjhn0\">pic.twitter.com\/M2gVmDjhn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka (@Squawka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka\/status\/1215709714513829891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although multiple reports claim talks are ongoing to bring Fernandes to United, <span>former Sporting captain Carlos Xavier explained on Portugal&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rr.sapo.pt\/2020\/01\/15\/sporting\/carlos-xavier-sobre-o-derbi-nao-se-pense-que-o-benfica-ganha-de-caras\/noticia\/178446\/\">R\u00e1dio Renascen\u00e7a<\/a>\u00a0why he believes no transfer will take place till after Friday&#8217;s game against league-leaders and local rivals Benfica.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1125498\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15174427\/Bruno-Fernandes-FI.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1875\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15174427\/Bruno-Fernandes-FI.png 1875w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15174427\/Bruno-Fernandes-FI-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15174427\/Bruno-Fernandes-FI-768x244.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15174427\/Bruno-Fernandes-FI-1024x325.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15174427\/Bruno-Fernandes-FI-66x21.png 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1875px) 100vw, 1875px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Paul Pogba transfer talk increasing Man Utd&#8217;s need of Fernandes?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Paul Pogba has been United&#8217;s main creative outlet over the past couple of seasons but the Frenchman has been struggling for fitness this term, starting just five Premier League games.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Pogba has been involved in a long-running transfer saga with Real Madrid, managed by compatriot Zinedine Zidane, and according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11667\/11909061\/paul-pogba-likely-to-leave-manchester-united-in-the-summer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky Sports<\/a> in Germany, the midfielder will leave Old Trafford in the summer. Elsewhere, Pogba&#8217;s former club, Juventus, also thought to hold an interest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1125509\" style=\"width: 2009px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1125509\" class=\"wp-image-1125509 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15181644\/20200115_180918_0000.png\" alt=\"Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba Football Index stats\" width=\"1999\" height=\"1599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15181644\/20200115_180918_0000.png 1999w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15181644\/20200115_180918_0000-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15181644\/20200115_180918_0000-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15181644\/20200115_180918_0000-1024x819.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2020\/01\/15181644\/20200115_180918_0000-66x53.png 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1999px) 100vw, 1999px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1125509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Statistical graphics for Fernandes and Pogba from Football Index.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Given that Pogba has managed two assists in just 521 minutes of Premier League football this season, the gap left in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer&#8217;s midfield by his departure would clearly be a huge one. This puts even more pressure on the Red Devils to cover their bases and a January move for Fernandes would absolutely be seen as a proactive more, rather than reacting to a transfer disaster.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes has agreed personal terms with Manchester United ahead of a possible January transfer, according to reports. The Portugal international has been in red-hot form for Sporting over the past few years and this season alone, he&#8217;s managed eight goals and seven assists in 15 league appearances. 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