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title: "Manchester United: Fans give mixed responses after Fernandes revelation by Sky Sports"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-give-mixed-responses-after-fernandes-revelation-by-sky-sports/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Uways Nisar"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2019-07-26T14:25:06Z"
modified: "2019-07-26T14:25:06Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans give mixed responses after Fernandes revelation by Sky Sports

**Manchester United fans gave a mixed response to the news that it was unlikely the club would be signing Sporting CP star Bruno Fernandes.**

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Fernandes was in pre-season action on Wednesday night as [Sporting CP drew 2-2 with Liverpool](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool/liverpool-fc-vs-sporting-lisbon-result-new-york-jurgen-klopp-defensive-questions-a4197761.html). The Portuguese international was at the centre of the action, chipping in with one goal and one assist.

Manchester United have been linked with a move for the 24-year-old all summer long and were even reported to have bid [£49m](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/9559396/man-utd-49m-transfer-bid-bruno-fernandes-sporting-lisbon-president/) for the attacking midfielder.

However, news broke on [Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11770035/bruno-fernandes-unlikely-to-join-manchester-united) that a deal was unlikely after it emerged that [Fernandes](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11770035/bruno-fernandes-unlikely-to-join-manchester-united) was not one of the priority signings for the club.

> Bruno Fernandes is unlikely to join Manchester United this summer, Sky Sports News understands.
>
> — Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1154275618181328896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

A move for Fernandes could still be on the cards, albeit not to Manchester United after manager [Marcel Keizer](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11770035/bruno-fernandes-unlikely-to-join-manchester-united) revealed clubs were interested in the star, and that he wasn’t sure if the midfielder would stay.

Fans had mixed feelings about the news.

Some fans believe Sky Sports know nothing about the situation surrounding Fernandes:

> Might as well get him on the back of shirt now, cheers lads.
>
> — Ⓡ (@utdrobbo) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/utdrobbo/status/1154277877287981056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Sky fall News [pic.twitter.com/eDl0Zcgeqv](https://t.co/eDl0Zcgeqv)
>
> — Yassine José (@YassineJos) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/YassineJos/status/1154276539661475840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Conflicting reports within 2 days i see. I wonder who were the people who gave you this source of information [pic.twitter.com/3xsQfd7pMF](https://t.co/3xsQfd7pMF)
>
> — Tяυsτ №¹-Yahya™ (@RealistYahz) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/RealistYahz/status/1154318335770845184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

While others believed the story and let their frustrations out on the club:

> [pic.twitter.com/NWpGHmiLX9](https://t.co/NWpGHmiLX9)
>
> — subbu (@MUFC\_765) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/MUFC_765/status/1154281173335412741?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [#MUFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MUFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#WoodwardOut](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WoodwardOut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/PpMF2acwjt](https://t.co/PpMF2acwjt)
>
> — Alvin (@vancityalvin) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/vancityalvin/status/1154319168616968192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Shambles
>
> — Mark Leslie (@Mleslie18) [July 25, 2019](https://twitter.com/Mleslie18/status/1154282413083779073?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)