If Manchester United’s season ends in Europa League glory, the Red Devils only have one more guy (Bruno Fernandez) to thank the Talismanic Skipper for becoming simply sensational in 2025.
After the muted start of a campaign that was rejected by the Portuguese playmaker on three separate occasions, the 30-year-old was alive and well after a trip to Anfield in January, simply 10th or deep berth.
Overall, the former Sports CP star currently boasts 37 goals and boasts assists in all competitions. This includes 11 goals involved from just 12 appearances in European tier 2 competitions.
Already with six knockout stage goals in his name, the 300,000-pound-a-week hero leads Reuben Amorim’s accusations against Silverware and subsequent Champions League qualifiers. I hope he sticks to get his shock reward…
Latest news on the future of Bruno Fernandez
Fernandez, who signed the Bumper New Deal last summer and extended his contract until the summer of 2027, revealed that he had declined “offer” from elsewhere to stay in Manchester.
Such astonishing interest appears to have been updated by all accounts. Saudi-based aspect Al-Hilal has been widely reported to be keen on making a huge move to sign the midfield maestro this summer.
According to Givemesport, the Saudi league outfit is believed to have made Fernandez the “best target” after missing Liverpool’s Mohamed Sarah.
The proposal is that in the case of United’s captain, he has still received an offer of around £65 million in wages, but he has not responded yet, in an alternative report that Ineos is not planning on leaving their Starman.
Perhaps the new administration needs to convince Fernandez that there is a bright future ahead for Old Trafford, and Marquee’s signature should ease the long-standing burden on his shoulders.
Latest Man UTD forwarding search
While rumours have been spreading about United’s pursuit of Matthews Cunya, a man with United’s Wolverhampton Wanderers, Fabrizio Romano reported Tuesday that the club is also interested in re-signing Turin goalkeeper Vanja Millinkovic Savic.
Adding a new centre forward is his top priority as he scored a Premier League goal in 2024/25 alongside the signature of a new guy on the stick to compete or trade with Andre Onana.
According to catch-offside, one name believed to be on Amorim’s radar is Benjamin Sesco, the RB Leipzig powerhouse, with United joining Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and others in his signature race.
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The report suggests that all Premier League quartets are preparing bids for Slovenian strikers. This is worth it in the region of 700 million euros (60 million pounds) despite being said to be looking for 90 million euros (77 million pounds).
This follows a prior claim from Manchester Evening News journalist Samuel Luckhurst. United have remained in contact with the 21-year-old representative since linking with the move back in the summer of 2022, denied the opportunity to sign him in 2019 for just £2.5 million.
The addition of another young young centre forward could be ringing as they signed Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee in recent years – the alarm bell appears to be on a completely different level.
Why should a man sign Benjamin Sesco?
Given their fate before moving to Manchester, there are few real surprises about the goalscoring struggles of both Hozilund and Zilchie these days.
In fact, in Dane’s case, he scored just 10 goals for Atalanta in 2022/23, but at his Dutch counterpart, the 23-year-old only scored 12 times for Bologna last season.
There were only seven league goals in 2024/25, and an upgrade is certainly needed, and Amorim desperately needs someone to cultivate Fernandez’s unforgiving creativity.
Most Possibilities Created – 2024/25 (PL) | |
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player | Possibility of being created |
Bruno Fernandez | 84 |
Call Palmer | 84 |
Mohamed is wrong | 83 |
Enzo Fernandez | 75 |
Brian Mbemo | 66 |
Kulusevski from Deja | 65 |
Your Tireman | 60 |
Mickel Damsguard | 59 |
Martin Odegard | 57 |
Andreas Pereira | 56 |
Statistics via FOTMOB |
It is called the “creative machine” by departing Kevin De Bruin, a hero of Portuguese International Manchester City. This, alongside Chelsea’s Cole Palmer, will once again be heading the division for most opportunities created this season.
At Sesco, United were able to ultimately find the solution they crave. The former Red Bull Salzburg man scored 39 goals in just 85 games during his time in Germany.
At 6 feet 4, with a right foot cannon, the in-demand Marksman is truly a goal-scoring monster, and former Old Trafford star Dwight York describes him as an “ideal signature” because he “sees Alexander Isaac.”
That similarity to the Newcastle United Talisman – also 6-foot-4 – has scored 62 goals from just 107 games this term, taking into account the impact the Swedes have had since the £63 million switch to St James Park.
Sesko has only scored 13 Bundesliga goals so far, but he only missed 10 big opportunities compared to Isak’s 18, but the pair actually averaged 1.2 and 1.3 dribbling per game, averaging 1.2 and 1.3 dribbling, respectively, per sofa score.
There may be gambling in signing another potential player rather than the quality that is inevitably proven, but the chance to partner with Fernandez with his own ISAK is a delicious prospect.
Whatever comes ahead on Amorim’s side, whether it’s Champions League qualification or ultimate disappointment, they won’t be going anywhere next season without an elite level number nine.
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