Revealed: Bruno Fernandes Contract Demands As Man Utd Open Talks
Bruno Fernandes, 29, has become the subject of interest from European giants Bayern Munich and Barcelona following news that due to Financial Fair Play concerns, United are open to selling all but three members of their first-team squad in the upcoming summer transfer window.
In response, Fernandes publicly stated that he’d be happy to remain at United but only if the club’s new football hierarchy, led by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his INEOS colleagues, want him to stay.
Reports circulated earlier this week claiming that the Portuguese midfielder’s agent, Miguel Pinho, has already held talks with both Bayern and Barca.
Now, the Guardian say report that Fernandes is seeking assurances over his standing at United and wants a new deal which would would put him in the same wage bracket as team-mates Marcus Rashford, Casemiro and Jadon Sancho.
Marcus Rashford is paid a basic salary of about £365,000 a week, slightly more than Casemiro, and Sancho gets about £300,000 a week. Fernandes will be 30 in September so is conscious that his next contract should be the most lucrative of his career.
He is also unsure about the club’s direction. United are due to clarify the future of Erik ten Hag and if the manager is sacked Fernandes wants to know who will replace him.
Bruno Fernandes Contract Demands
Fernandes signed a new contract in April 2022 worth around £220,000 per week which runs to 2026 with the option of a further 12 months.
However, the Portugal international has grown to feel unvalued at United, with aforementioned trio all enduring below-par seasons as Erik ten Hag’s side finished eighth in the Premier League, the club’s worst finish in 34 years.
Fernandes spelled out last month that the club’s ambitions needed to match his. “I love to step out at Old Trafford more than anything in the world,” he told the Players’ Tribune.
“I don’t want to leave. This has always been my ultimate dream. I just want my expectations to fit with the expectations of the club.
If you go talk to any fan, they will tell you the same thing. We want to compete for the league.
We want to be playing Champions League football. We want to be in cup finals. That is the standard.”
United will have to invest heavily if they are to become the force Fernandes wishes.
