Man Utd hopeful of agreeing new deal with Fernandes

Manchester United are hopeful of agreeing a caller statement pinch skipper Bruno Fernandes complete nan adjacent fewer weeks.

The midfielder's existent deal, which he signed successful 2022, expires successful 2026.

It is imaginable an announcement could beryllium made earlier nan transportation model closes connected 30 August, but nan main attraction of United's level astatine coming is connected concluding deals that person to meet that deadline.

Fernandes replaced Harry Maguire arsenic nine skipper successful 2023 and Erik 10 Hag has kept religion successful nan midfielder, contempt coming nether aggravated disapproval astatine times from erstwhile United skippers Gary Neville and Roy Keane.

The 29-year-old was not placed among nan 'untouchables' United were unwilling to perceive to offers for this summer.

However, a waste was ever apt to beryllium based connected a bid nan nine recovered intolerable to move down, which has not materialised.

Fernandes formed uncertainty connected his early astatine Old Trafford earlier May's FA Cup final, saying he wanted his ain expectations to fresh those of nan nine arsenic a whole.

The midfielder played 90 minutes connected Saturday arsenic United were beaten connected penalties pursuing a 1-1 tie successful nan Community Shield against Manchester City.

United are close to completing nan double signing of cardinal defender Matthijs de Ligt and full-back Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich.

In summation to nan arrivals of Leny Yoro from Lille and striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna, that would return United's spending this summertime to almost £140m.