Manchester United could be about to spring into life with regards to their pursuit of Sporting CP star Bruno Fernandes.
It is being reported by The Telegraph that Tottenham Hotspur have sent a delegation to Portugal to thrash out a deal, and that the Old Trafford giants are going to decide if they should make their own bid as a result.
There remains the possibility that #mufc will ‘spring into action’ and make their own bid for Bruno Fernandes now that Tottenham have sent their own delegation to Portugal #mulive [telegraph]
— utdreport (@utdreport) August 1, 2019
This has alerted fans of the north-west club on Twitter, who think they know where the reports of Tottenham Hotspur’s interest in the player has come from.
According to the Old Trafford faithful, Sporting CP having been feeding news to the media to push Manchester United along in negotiations.
Fernandes enjoyed a stellar season last campaign, scoring 32 goals and providing 18 assists, as he broke Frank Lampard’s record for most goals from midfield in a season.
Fans are approaching these reports cautiously, amidst the rumoured interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
Here is a selection of tweets from Manchester United fans following the report from The Telegraph:
lmao that’s the whole point of the spurs briefing, just to make woodward wake up and pay up
— J (@KingMartiaI) August 1, 2019
Like clockwork
— Luke (@Labile_Life) August 1, 2019
It was all a brief from sporting
— Musab009007 (@musab009007) August 1, 2019
This is 100% a brief from sporting In order for us to pay up
— ً (@UnitedCojones) August 1, 2019
We have been supporting Man Utd long enough to know that’s not true
— Mayank Sharma (@MayankShharma) August 1, 2019
There isn’t a spurs bid . It’s all sporting . They want to force Ed ‘s hand . Stand your ground
— Kwame (@kwameA_B) August 1, 2019
Could be sporting briefing so Utd pay up
— Scott prentice (@Scottprentice27) August 1, 2019
