Bruno Fernandes turns down profitable Al Hilal provide to remain at Man United

Fernandes confirmed Tuesday that he had obtained an “exciting offer” from the Riyadh-based membership to change after what was a disappointing season for United.

“They waited for me to think about my future, because I said only if Manchester thought it was the time to move on, that I’d be willing to do so,” Fernandes mentioned by means of an interpreter. “I talked to the gaffer, Ruben Amorim, and at the time he asked me not to go. I then talked to Man United. They said they didn’t want to sell me. If I wanted to go, I could, but they didn’t need the money, they didn’t need to sell me.”

Media studies advised Al Hilal was ready to pay 100 million kilos to take the 30-year-old Fernandes from United whereas providing him a wage of 700,000 kilos per week to play for the Saudi Pro League group.

“It was a very exciting offer,” Fernandes mentioned. “The president of Al Hilal, he was very nice to me. He talked to my manager but then I talked to my wife and as a family we wanted to see what I wanted to do. She asked me, what do you want to do with your future?”

Fernandes final yr signed a contract extension to remain at Old Trafford till June 2027.

This season didn’t go as deliberate because the Red Devils did not qualify for the Champions League after ending fifteenth within the Premier League, whereas it additionally endured the heartbreak of dropping the Europa League closing to Tottenham.

“We had goals and we didn’t meet them,” mentioned Fernandes, a key determine for United since his arrival in January 2020.

He mentioned it will have been straightforward for the household to make the transfer to Riyadh, and for him to regulate to the group with Portugal teammates Rúben Neves and João Cancelo already enjoying for Al Hilal.

“I’m used to them, but I want to play at the highest possible level,” he said. “I want play for major competitions. I know I still can, and I want to be happy doing the thing I love the most. And for better or worse, I’m still very passionate about football. This is how I see football. This is how I see my life and my future, and I’m happy about the decision I made.”

Fernandes was talking as a Portugal participant earlier than the group’s Nations League semifinal in opposition to Germany on Wednesday in Munich. The winner of that sport will face both France or Spain in Sunday’s closing.

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