In addition to the determination of the new manager, there is still an important task for the United executives to do at the moment, that is, to renew the contract with B Fee. Normally, B-fee's contract expires in the summer of 2025, and Manchester United still has the right to extend it for one year, so there is no need to worry. And the "big B brother" in the recent period of shortcomings have been frequently exposed, the performance of the previous 2 seasons has dropped significantly, why not observe for a period of time before making a decision?
But the truth is that the United hierarchy is not only talking, but also very close to reaching an agreement.
According to the Portuguese media "Competition", Bruno Fernandez is very close to renewing his contract with Manchester United, and the new contract will last until 2027. United executives and Fernandez's agent Miguel Pinho have been in frequent contact recently, and it is almost certain that the players will soon sign new contracts. Fernandez will receive an annual salary of between 14 million and 15 million euros after the renewal, at the same level as Pogba, but there is still a gap compared with Ronaldo's 20 million euros.
If the contract is renewed with this annual salary, then B Fee's income at Manchester United is second only to Ronaldo, De Gea, Sancho and Varane, and pogba is in the same echelon. With B Fei's current tactical position in the team, it is actually understandable to give him a salary increase. Because his previous weekly salary was 180,000 pounds, he could only be in the upper middle class at Manchester United, which was much lower than the 200,000+ of Martial and Rashford.
But the renewal can be, all of a sudden to give such a high salary, the weekly salary rose by almost 110,000 pounds, it is really quite surprising. The salary is similar to what Salah wants now, and Liverpool are still hesitating, with B Fee's performance today, does he deserve such a high salary?
United gave two reasons, one is to prevent other teams from poaching, and the other is to make B fees a reference for other players.
To be honest, these 2 reasons are very far-fetched! Prevent other teams from poaching? Are there any other teams interested in the B fee at the moment? His income is no longer in line with his performance. B Fee's performance in the more than 1 season after joining the club is indeed very eye-catching, but it is limited. It is necessary to give him an absolute core position in a specific tactic to produce such data. But we can clearly see that B Fee has always played the crotch of the strong team, and this has never changed.
Strong dialogue is the best way to test a player's true level, and only by proving yourself in the highest level of confrontation can you qualify as a top player. Otherwise, it can only be called a "data brush", and it is completely incomparable with midfield masters such as De Bruyne and Modric. Even within Manchester United, his role was less pronounced than Pogba's. Pogba has already proved himself on the top stages such as the World Cup and the European Championship, which is why before C Ronaldo joined, the outside world thought that Manchester United only had 2 world-class players.
A midfielder who is only suitable for counterattacking, will only abuse vegetables, have poor physical confrontation ability, can't hold the ball, and has a very high passing error rate, will other giants come to poach corners? I'm afraid only Manchester United is a treasure.
The second reason is even more speechless, so that B fees can be used as a reference for other players? I think it should be the attitude of the game. B Fee does work hard in the game, but he also likes to complain. Fight because of frequent loss of ball rights, have to fight back. But the stallholders complaining and complaining that their teammates have a greater impact on morale is not a good example.
On the contrary, the high salary of the B fee is more likely to be a reference for other players. Looking at Barça today, not only is it rebuilding quickly, but it has also begun to strictly control the salaries of its players, and the results are obvious. And Manchester United's salary has been higher than one for so many years, and once the coach is changed, the squad cleaning is difficult. Look at Martial, now unpopular with Sevilla fans and don't want to come back, who wants a weekly salary of 250,000 pounds? Marcus Rashford also wants to go, and who will he find to take over the weekly salary of more than 200,000 pounds? High salary raises a group of "uncles", and one by one pulls the crotch at key moments.
Almost 10 years after rebuilding, there is still no hope in sight, and this summer will be torn down again, and it is time for the United hierarchy to wake up.