Bruno Fernandes is giving superior information to quitting Manchester United adjacent week and taking up a lucrative connection to articulation Saudi Pro-League nine Al-Hilal.
Fernandes' representatives are said to person met Al-Hilal officials successful the past fewer days for further discussions astir a determination that would let the 30-year-old to instrumentality portion successful the forthcoming Club World Cup.
The contented has been the taxable of speech connected United's existent circuit of Asia.
While Fernandes has remained focused and continues to instrumentality his responsibilities arsenic skipper seriously, helium has offered nary guarantees astir his future, which has led to immoderate reasoning helium is acceptable to leave.
Manchester United are said to beryllium relaxed astir the situation.
While caput manager Ruben Amorim has antecedently said helium wants Fernandes – who earlier this period was crowned the club's subordinate of the twelvemonth for a associated grounds 4th clip – to enactment astatine Old Trafford, helium besides knows a rumoured £80m transportation interest mightiness beryllium the champion mode of being capable to reshape his squad.
Asked astir the contiguous concern connected the club's existent post-season travel to Asia, Amorim said: "We speech astir this galore times.
"You tin spot by his performances. You tin spot by his leadership. You tin spot the passionateness helium has for the game. In hard moments Bruno is the feline who takes responsibility. He should bash due to the fact that helium is the captain."
Fernandes is expected to beryllium progressive successful United's crippled against Hong Kong connected Friday (1300 BST kick-off).
Al-Hilal person been keen to marque a connection signing up of a Club World Cup run wherever they volition look Real Madrid, Red Bull Salzburg and Mexican broadside Pachuca successful the radical phase.
Fernandes signed a declaration hold to 2027, with the enactment of a further year, successful August past year.
He finished wide apical scorer with 19 goals successful the play conscionable ended, with galore observers feeling United would person been successful superior information of getting relegated without him.
However others, notably erstwhile skipper Roy Keane, person been captious of Fernandes, saying helium is portion of the occupation astatine Old Trafford due to the fact that of a perceived deficiency of discipline.
The Portuguese has made 290 appearances and scored 98 goals for Manchester United since his £47m determination from Sporting successful January 2020.
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