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Manchester United want to sign Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes this month but the deal is being held up by agents involved, according to reports. Express Sport understands talks between both clubs are deadlocked as the transfer window continues.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made signing Fernandes his top priority this month following injuries to Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba.
Sporting are demanding £68million for the 25-year-old but the Red Devils are looking to pay £50m with a further £5m in add-ons.
Fernandes would then be offered a contract worth around £150,000-a-week.
The Portuguese has told Sporting he wants to leave the club and the chance to play in the Premier League at Old Trafford.
And Paul Merson believes Solskjaer should be looking at the latter instead of Fernandes.
He told the Daily Star: “Forget Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United should be trying to sign Jack Grealish.
“He is one of the top ten players in the Premier League right now. He is absolutely different class and would walk into almost any other Premier League team.
“Grealish would walk into the United team. Tottenham tried to get him not long ago and he’d walk into their team right now as well.
“I can’t explain to people how good this kid is. Aston Villa lost 6-1 to Manchester City and he was the only one who still had time on the ball.
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Bruno Fernandes to Man Utd: Scott McTominay is out injured (Image: GETTY)
“His composure is something else. I don’t understand why clubs aren’t queuing up to try and sign him. Is it because he’s English but isn’t playing for England?
“Bruno Fernandes is a full international. He’s had clubs all over Europe looking at him. But he’s never played in this league before. Grealish has. And he’s ripping it up every week.
“I love watching him play. If I had to pay to watch one player in the Premier League, I’d watch him.”
The January transfer window closes on Friday, January 31 at 11pm.