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#3 United firm favourites to sign Portuguese midfielder
We had previously reported in this segment that United were interested in the signature of Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, but faced stiff competition from Manchester City. However, today's update will certainly please the United fans.
The Metro reports, quoting A Bola, that City are no longer interested in making an offer for Fernandes. Interestingly, City had a €50 million bid for the midfielder rejected by Sporting because it was too less than the Portuguese club's evaluation of the player.
As such, United are currently the front runners for the signature of the player, who they want to add to their squad by the end of next week. In fact, United have even scheduled a meeting with Sporting to discuss the terms of a deal.
Perhaps the only worry could be Christian Eriksen's move to Real Madrid. Tottenham reportedly see Fernandes as the ideal man to replace the Danish midfielder if he does move to the Bernabeu. Which is why United want to seal the deal at the earliest to prevent Spurs from getting a sniff at their man.
