AN ex-Premier League star has encouraged Bruno Fernandes to join him at Al-Hilal.
The Manchester United captain’s agent Miguel Pinho held talks over a mega-money move to the Saudi Arabian club last week.
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Al-Hilal reckon they can get the Red Devils to sell for £100million and offer the player a three-year tax-free deal worth £200m.
The amount could still increase with journalist Fabrizio Romano claiming the club will do “whatever it takes” to get their “top target”.
Talks with both Al-Hilal and Man Utd are set to continue this week.
Fernandes is reportedly “seriously considering” leaving Old Trafford.
A move to the Riyadh-based side would see him become team-mates with ex-Premier League aces Ruben Neves, Joao Cancelo, Aleksandar Mitrovic and Kalidou Koulibaly.
And Portuguese compatriot Neves is keen for Fernandes to join him.
Asked about conversations with him, the former Wolves captain told O Jogo: “I recommend any player who is in the national team.
“We have a lot of talent. We are lucky in that aspect. A small country, but with excellent players, just yesterday four won the Champions League. That makes any child dream.
“I would like to have any player from the national team in my team.”
Neves left Wolves in 2023 for £47m and he reportedly pockets £15.6m-a-year in Saudi.
His comments come after Fernandes was spotted having dinner with Cancelo.
It is likely a reunion at Al-Hilal was on the menu as fans think the old Manchester City star was “playing agent”.
Asked if Man Utd’s post-season friendly against Hong Kong last Friday was Fernandes’ farewell game, Ruben Amorim replied: “I don’t know for sure, nobody knows, but I don’t think so.
“He is seeing us taking some actions to change all the things and I think that is all that he wants to stay.
“He’s saying ‘no’ to a lot of things, but it shows that he wants to win.
“He’s really young, he’s really good. He needs to be in the best league in the world.”
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