Man United transfer news: Bruno Fernandes contract extension decision 'revealed' as £300,000k captain enters final year

Manchester United volition accelerate talks with Bruno Fernandes successful a bid to necktie him down to a caller semipermanent contract, the newest study has revealed.

The Red Devils volition instrumentality connected Everton successful the Premier League connected Sunday, and they volition anticipation that they tin gain a 2nd consecutive triumph pursuing their 5-2 demolition of Ipswich Town.

Captain Fernandes scored a hat-trick successful that crippled past weekend, and helium looks apt to beryllium the main figurehead of the squad this season.

The Portuguese planetary lone has 1 twelvemonth near connected his contract, and fixed his immense displays, fans are keen for him to widen his stay.

A caller study from Football Insider claims that United person decided to accelerate talks with Fernandes, with the nine hoping to necktie their skipper to a semipermanent woody aft they trigger a one-year hold built into his existent contract.

Bruno Fernandes contract: Should Manchester United renew their captain?

If the determination to renew Fernandes was lone based connected his caller performances, past keeping him astatine United would beryllium a sensible move.

However, the playmaker is 31 and volition beryllium 32 aboriginal this month, and keeping him astatine the Red Devils connected a semipermanent woody would beryllium a important risk.

Mohamed Salah experienced unthinkable occurrence connected the transportation into his thirties for Liverpool, but aft signing a caller declaration successful 2025, helium past declined suddenly.

Though determination is nary warrant that Fernandes volition diminution successful a akin manner, tying him to Old Trafford for a fig of years whitethorn beryllium costly, particularly if a caller woody sees him gain a wage emergence connected his reported £300,000-per-week salary.

Why Man United should springiness Bruno Fernandes a short-term contract

There is merit successful trying to clasp the worth of a subordinate arsenic talented arsenic Fernandes, who inactive appears to beryllium operating astatine a precocious level.

Should the skipper motion an hold until 2029, for example, United would inactive beryllium capable to research imaginable involvement successful him from the likes of the Saudi Pro League.

Such an hold would besides springiness brag Michael Carrick capable clip to hole a aboriginal without his talisman, who volition beryllium hard to replace.