€180 million superstar rejects chance to join Real Madrid, Manchester United agree deal for €55 million superstar and more: Transfer Roundup, 11 June 2019

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Jul 22, 2022 23:44 GMT

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Manchester United reach an agreement with Sporting Lisbon for Bruno Fernandes

According to the director of Italian broadcaster Pietro Balzano Prota of Radio Rossonera, Manchester United have come to an agreement with Sporting Lisbon to sign Bruno Fernandes.

The Sporting Lisbon captain was in staggering form in the recently concluded 2018-19 season. He scored a whopping 32 goals and racked in a further 18 assists across all competitions for the Portuguese side.

With Tottenham, Liverpool and Inter Milan keeping tabs on the 24-year-old, Manchester United had to go all in to have a shot at signing Fernandes and they seem to have done just that.

Balzano Prota revealed the information on Twitter. He tweeted,

“An agreement with the club has been reached. They are supposedly working on the last details, one aspect being the commissions.

“Various clubs seem interested in the player, but for now Man Utd is very close to signing him.”

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