Sporting sends classy Bruno Fernandes transfer message to Manchester United on Social Media on Wednesday night.
Manchester United have confirmed on their website, that they have agreed a deal with Sporting Lisbon to sign Bruno Fernandes pending a medical and contract agreement with the player. The statement read:
“Manchester United is delighted to announced it has reached agreement with Sporting Clube de Portugal for the transfer of Bruno Fernandes.
“The deal is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms.
“A further announcement will be made in due course.”
Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Sporting Clube de Portugal for the transfer of Bruno Fernandes.
The deal is subject to a medical and the agreement of personal terms.
A further announcement will be made in due course. pic.twitter.com/6bDVHszxL1
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 29, 2020
Also read: Everything we know about Bruno Fernandes contract details so far
The Red Devils will pay an initial €55 million for the midfielder, although add-ons could increase the overall cost to €80 million (£67.6 million). While many fans were pleased with the announcement, their hearts were won over by the club who showed class and respect with a series of tweets since the news broke.
Sporting sends classy Bruno Fernandes transfer message to Manchester United
The Portuguese club first put up a tribute video featuring all his best moments with the club. The video was captioned:
“Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
“Thank you, Captain. Forever a Lion.”
1⃣ Top-scoring midfielder in Europe
⚽️ 32 goals in 53 games during 2018/2019 season
🏆🏆 League Cups
🏆 Portuguese CupGood luck and thank you, Captain @B_Fernandes8 🦁@ManUtd pic.twitter.com/mTjp3RyC02
— Sporting CP_en (@SportingCP_en) January 29, 2020
About an hour later, the club tweeted a picture of their former captain, captioned:
“Take good care of our boy, @ManUtd”
Take good care of our boy, @ManUtd 🙏 pic.twitter.com/AKvEJcnxc4
— Sporting CP_en (@SportingCP_en) January 29, 2020
Take good care of our boy, @ManUtd 👊 pic.twitter.com/HpiLvlf7a8
— Sporting Clube de Portugal (@Sporting_CP) January 29, 2020
There will be no time for Fernandes to adjust to English football as Manchester United fans may get a first glimpse of their new signing this weekend when they host Wolves in the Premier League. The player that the club have been chasing since last summer is expected to bolster their midfield and regularly contribute to their attack as well.
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