Fernandes 'urges' United to sign PL midfielder in opportunistic summer deal

Bruno Fernandes has urged Manchester United to sign Mateus Fernandes from West Ham United, the latest study has claimed.

The Red Devils volition person to hold until April 13 for their Premier League run to resume, but they volition beryllium looking guardant to the last agelong of the play fixed they are successful a beardown position.

Michael Carrick's broadside are 3rd successful the table, 7 points up of sixth-placed Chelsea with conscionable 7 games remaining, and galore fans person started to look up to the summertime transportation window.

United focused connected improving their onslaught successful 2025, truthful it would not beryllium astonishing if they looked to fortify successful different areas successful 2026.

The Mirror assertion that skipper Bruno Fernandes has encouraged United to motion Portuguese compatriot Mateus Fernandes from West Ham.

Mateus Fernandes assessed: Should Manchester United motion midfielder?

West Ham are 18th successful the table, but they person improved considerably of late, and Mateus Fernandes has been cardinal to the team's upturn successful form.

The 21-year-old has mostly operated successful deeper midfield zones, though helium has astatine times had state to propulsion guardant whenever Tomas Soucek has dropped back.

Fernandes has averaged 1 cardinal walk per 90 successful the league, and portion his fig is the aforesaid arsenic Casemiro, it should beryllium noted that West Ham's mean possession fig of 42.1% is importantly little than United's 53.1%.

The Portuguese planetary has besides averaged much tackles (2.8) per 90 than Casemiro (2.4), and his beardown performances would marque him a sensible addition, particularly if his terms drops should West Ham endure relegation.

Is Kobbie Mainoo enough? How Many midfielders bash Man United need?

Considering Manuel Ugarte's aboriginal astatine Old Trafford is successful doubt, Kobbie Mainoo is the lone midfielder astatine the nine that is definite to beryllium successful the squad adjacent season.

Casemiro has confirmed helium volition leave for escaped upon the expiry of his contract, truthful signing conscionable 1 subordinate for that presumption would beryllium risky.

At slightest 2 midfielders should beryllium brought in, but the Red Devils whitethorn request arsenic galore arsenic 3 fixed they look definite to suffice for the Champions League.