Bruno Fernandes confirmed that he refused a large currency to move to Saudi Arabia and revealed that conversations with his wife and Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim were key to his decision.
Al Hilal is willing to pay almost three times the salary of £250,000 a week, Fernandes is ready to pay Manchester United £100 million to sign the club captain.
But on Tuesday morning, Sky Sports News The report said the 30-year-old turned down Al Hilal's proposal because he did not want to move to Saudi Arabia at this stage of his career.
On Tuesday night, Fernandes confirmed his contact with Al Hilal during his international duties in Portugal, but chose the move because he wanted to "stay at the highest level."
"A month ago, President Al Hilal called me and asked about the possibility of moving there." game.
“I have to wait a little while before I think about the future. As I have always said, if United thinks it’s better to keep moving forward, I’m willing to do that.
“I talked to Ruben Amorim, who did try to convince me.
“I talked to the club and the club said they didn’t want to sell it to me, only when I wanted to leave.
“From my side, it was a very ambitious proposal, the president was a great guy. I never talked about the money and ended up with my agent.
“I had to make decisions as a family and understand the future I wanted. This is the question my wife asked, what is my career goal. She never said yes or no, she always supported me and put my professional aspect first.
“Even on a family level, it’s an easy move. I have Ruben Neves, joao cancelo. My kids are used to playing with them.
“But I just want to stay at the highest level and go to big games because I still have the ability.
"I want to keep being happy and doing what I love the most. I'm still passionate about the sport. It's how I watch football and I'm happy with my decision."
Manchester United don't want to sell their captain. He has a contract until 2027 and has a year of choice.
Since moving to Manchester United from Lisbon from Sporting in January 2020, Portugal International has contributed 98 goals and 87 assists in 290 games in 290 games.
NEV: Bruno has the power of character
Gary Neville When he started his football business at UA92, he spoke as Fernandes decided to leave the decision:
"It's important. The money on the table is huge, so there's an element that making money for players from the Bruno era is not a bad thing in this case.
“But on the other hand, the star player of Manchester United, sometimes the only player in the last five to six years, is Bruno Fernandes.
“He is a player I can point out, and it’s the success of all the big signings they do. He is the only player who needs to have personality and courage – if he does well at Manchester United, there’s always a chance to win the game.
“Despite all the money being provided, he still wants to stay, which will make him even more for the fans of Manchester United fans. To lower that money, when United is in the lowest trend, saying 'No, I want to fight', he said he is a person and a character.
"He stayed, Matheus Cunha came in and gave them some personality players that could make a difference next season."
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