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title: "Manchester United: Fans in meltdown as Bruno Fernandes swoop hits roadblock over price tag"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manchester-united-fans-in-meltdown-as-bruno-fernandes-swoop-hits-roadblock-over-price-tag/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Ben Goodwin"
section: "Manchester United Football Club"
published: "2020-01-18T17:05:04Z"
modified: "2020-01-18T17:05:04Z"
---

# Manchester United: Fans in meltdown as Bruno Fernandes swoop hits roadblock over price tag

**Lots of Manchester United fans have been left furious by the latest update on Bruno Fernandes, as various reports claim the deal is stalling due to the Red Devils’ hesitance to meet his price tag.**

According to [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/01/18/man-utds-efforts-sign-bruno-fernandes-hit-impasse-club-refusing/), the negotiations with Sporting CP have hit a roadblock over their £68m valuation of Fernandes. The 25 year-old looked to be edging closer and closer to Old Trafford this week, but played in his side’s defeat to Benfica on Friday evening and the move is now in jeopardy.

Per The Telegraph’s report, Manchester United have offered around £39m for the goalscoring midfielder plus a range of add-ons, but the two clubs remain a whopping £20m apart in their valuations. The Red Devils are said to be determined not to be held to ransom, with [The Standard’s James Robson](https://twitter.com/jamesrobsonES/status/1218534678577274882) also reporting that the club do not want to set a precedent of over-paying for targets before swooping for James Maddison and Jadon Sancho this summer.

Check out some of the best Twitter reactions down below…

> Awesome – So the incompetent clowns will miss out on all 3
>
> — AxAs (@AxAs23) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/AxAs23/status/1218540143935655938?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [#glazersout](https://twitter.com/hashtag/glazersout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#woodwardout](https://twitter.com/hashtag/woodwardout?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> The fans now have to do something. Protests in the stadiums, outside the stadiums, social media, everywhere
>
> Otherwise we will never challenge again
>
> — Tommy🔴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (@UTD\_Tommy11) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/UTD_Tommy11/status/1218535842341433344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Club briefing for their incompetence again.
>
> — Philip Tomlinson (@pipalextom) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/pipalextom/status/1218534809825349633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Joke as usual. Fernandes is worth way more than 40m. Just pay the money
>
> — Tom Scanlon (@tumbler86) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/tumbler86/status/1218535058535014402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> U cant even get peanuts for 40m these days.. Deluded woodward
>
> — Usman Khan (@Lennya7x) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/Lennya7x/status/1218537953741418498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> What an absolute joke of a club we have become. Shambles from top to bottom.
>
> — Jonathan (@mrmack73) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/mrmack73/status/1218535465428627456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Utter joke. No words
>
> — vvvvv (@\_imagaka) [January 18, 2020](https://twitter.com/_imagaka/status/1218535233152278528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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