Manchester United core Bruno Fernandez has not performed as well this season, with great ups and downs, and the Champions League was eliminated by Atletico Madrid, he was replaced early for poor play, 39 times lost the ball. But according to Portuguese media reports, Manchester United are still close to reaching a new contract with him at a sky-high price.
Portugal's O Jogo newspaper said a close-to-complete deal between Manchester United and Bruno. Negotiations between the club and Fernandez's agent Miguel Pinho have recently increased, and it is now almost certain that Fernandes will extend his contract. Fernandez was convinced that United would soon regain the strength to win the title, so he decided to stay in the team and try to help the Red Devils recover.
Earlier, Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed that Fernandez is expected to successfully renew his contract before 2022. The new contract will last for a period of 5 years, and its salary will reach the same level as Pogba's until 2027, with an annual salary of more than 15 million euros, which translates into a weekly salary of more than 250,000 pounds commonly used in the Premier League.
Fernandez's current contract will only expire in 2025, so it's somewhat puzzling that United chose to renew his signing during his downturn. Perhaps the club wants to inspire Portugal's new core and show the trust that the top has in him.
But compared to premier League top scorer Salah at Liverpool, with 20 league goals and 28 goals and 10 assists in all competitions, it is still impossible to get salaries (20 million euros per year) comparable to those of Braune and Cristiano Ronaldo. United's generosity in paying players has some implications of being rich and willful.
Fortunately, Pogba is likely to leave United this summer as a free agent, alongside Cavani, who are all high-paying players with a weekly salary of £250,000 or more, which could offset the wage costs of Bruno's new contract to some extent.
But at the same time, midfielders such as Juan Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard will also leave the team, and even veteran Nemanja Matic may transfer, so United do not want B Fee and other midfielders to be in doubt again. The B fee after the salary increase will enter the top salary of Manchester United, and the income is second only to several people such as Ronaldo, De Gea, Sancho and Varane, and can be ranked in the top five of the team.
Of course, Manchester United's renewal of Fernandez also needs to be confirmed after the manager takes office next season. However, it is only a matter of form, because whoever it is, the club will ask the new manager to continue to reuse the Portuguese midfield.
At present, Ajax manager Ten haag has been interviewed by the top management of Manchester United, and the Dutchman is said to be doing well, but Manchester United is still cautious and still has doubts about whether Ten haag can control the existing stars. Romano revealed that Tenhag asked about the manchester United top management's transfer budget for this summer and wanted the club to provide detailed plans for the future. Confident he is ready for the Challenge of the Premier League and his English has improved significantly recently, as Ajax has included veterans of the Premier League such as Daly Blind, Tadic and Klassen.
United fans hope that the new manager will allow Fernandez to regain the form of his first two years with the team, but the Portuguese also need to change their style and avoid passing too riskily and leading to too many mistakes. In a truly big team, the core players are not allowed to play as freely as he wants.