Bruno Fernandes takes to pitch for Sporting Lisbon league game
Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward played a crucial role in agreeing a deal with Sporting Lisbon for Bruno Fernandes, says Sky Sports reporter Kaveh Solhekol. United have finally agreed a fee with Sporting of £46.6million up front with £8.5m in add-ons. Personal terms now need to be agreed between United and Fernandes.
Woodward has received a lot of criticism for his role at United in recent seasons, with club legend Gary Neville calling for his sacking after years of what he said was poor recruitment.
But Solhekol says Woodward personally agreed a deal for Fernandes with the Sporting director Hugo Viana.
“It is great news for Ed Woodward because we’re being told tonight that he’s personally agreed this deal with the Sporting director of football Hugo Viana,” Solhekol said on Sky Sports News.
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“The information we have this evening is that his preference at the moment, this could change, his preference at the moment is Manchester United,” Solhekol added.
“I’m being told at the moment our understanding his likely destination is Manchester United.
“This is a player that Manchester United tried to sign last summer, they’ve been trying to sign him all this month, we’ve talked about him every day.
“There was this impasse between Manchester United and Sporting.
Man Utd transfer news: Ed Woodward has taken a lot of criticism for his role at United (Image: GETTY)