Bruno Fernandes explains why he doesn’t go to Saudi Arabia
The supporters of Manchester United do not have to fear a departure from their captain Bruno Fernandes. The 30-year-old Portuguese has decided to ignore a very lucrative offer of Al Hilal, because he “wants to keep playing at the highest level.”
The team from the Saudi Pro League had made a bid of 100 million pounds (120 million euros) to remove the midfielder from Manchester. In the desert, he himself was reportedly able to earn no less than 700,000 pounds (more than 830,000 euros) per week. Yet he decided to reject the Saudis, after conversations with his family and United coach Ruben Amorim.
“The chairman of Al Hilal called me a month ago to talk about the possibility that I would go there,” Fernandes said on Tuesday at a press moment of the Portuguese national team, with which he will play against Germany in the Nations League on Wednesday evening in Munich. “I talked about it with Ruben Amorim, who really tried to talk the idea by heart. I spoke with the club, who said I was not for sale unless I wanted to leave myself. I also consulted with my wife, who asked me what my professional goals would be. At no moment she said” yes “or” no. “She supported me.”
“But what it finally comes down to is that I want to continue to play at the highest level, in the strongest competitions. Because I feel that I am still capable of that. I want to stay happy and do what I love the most. I still feel a lot of passion for this sport. That’s how I see football and I am happy with my decision.”
Manchester United experienced a dramatic season in the Premier League, in which it ended in fifteenth place, the worst result since the founding of the competition in 1992. Moreover, the Mancunians lost the final of the Europa League against Tottenham (1-0). Fernandes can personally look back on a great season. With nineteen goals and nineteen assists, he was one of the scarce light points in the team.
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