‘Man Utd didn’t need the money’ – Fernandes rejects Al-Hilal move

Bruno Fernandes, the captain of Manchester United, claims he turned down an enormous offer from Saudi Pro-League side Al-Hilal because he wants to keep playing “at the highest level.”

The 30-year-old considered a deal for which he would have earned more than twice as much at OId Trafford, where he is one of the highest earners, for the past few days.

However, Fernandes informed Al-Hilal he would not be joining them after talking about the situation with his family.

He claimed that Manchester United “said they didn’t want to sell me.” They said I could go if I wanted, but they didn’t need the money. I spoke with Ruben Amorim, a coach who was urging me to stay put all the way through.

With several Portuguese players currently living there, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Cancelo, and Ruben Neves, Fernandes claimed it was an “exciting offer” from Al-Hilal and that it would have been “easy” to relocate there.

He continued, “I want to play at the highest level possible.”

I want to compete in major tournaments. I’m aware of my current situation and long for happiness in my passions.

“This is how I view football, whether it’s for the better or the worse, and I’ve made the decision to play football,” I said.

The announcement, which followed boss Amorim’s prediction on Friday that Fernandes would stay, is understood to have delighted United.

United and Al-Hilal never received a bid they could turn down because there were no direct conversations between them.

However, it was anticipated that the Saudis would make an offer of between £80 and £100 million to bring him in time for the Fifa Club World Cup this month.

Al-Hilal’s future plans remain uncertain.

Since leaving Sporting for £47 million in January 2020, Fernandes has made 290 appearances and scored 98 goals for the club.

Gary Neville, the right-back for Manchester United, stated to Sky Sports that he believes the deal would not have been a bad one for the Old Trafford outfit. “He’s so important.

He will be more endearing to Manchester United fans because he wants to stay, and he wants to go through this and emerge the other side because it would have been simple for him to say, “Look, I’m done here,” at the end of the season.

I believe it speaks a lot about him as a person and as a character when Manchester United are at their lowest ebb and say, “No, I want to fight through this, I want to see it through the other side, I want to come out and achieve things.”