Manchester United ‘wanted me to leave’, claims Bruno Fernandes

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Manchester Uniteds Portuguese midfielder Bruno Fernandes was reportedly hurt by the Uniteds willingness to sell him.

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Summary

• Bruno Fernandes said Man Utd wanted to sell him this summer amid Saudi interest, but he decided to stay.
• Fernandes stated, The club wanted me to leave, but manager Ruben Amorim convinced him to remain.
• Fernandes admitted he was hurt by the clubs willingness to let him go, even though he has 103 goals.

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LISBON - Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes told Portuguese media the Premier League club had wanted to sell him this summer after receiving interest from Saudi Arabia.

But the 31-year-old claimed manager Ruben Amorim still had him in his plans and that convinced him to stay at Old Trafford.

“My passion and empathy for the club were the same, but there comes a point where money becomes more important to them than you,” Fernandes told Canal 11, a channel owned by the Portuguese Football Federation, on Dec 15.

“The club wanted me to leave. I said it to the directors and I think they didn’t have the courage to make that decision because the coach wanted me.

“But if I had said I wanted to leave, even if the coach wanted me to stay, the club would have let me go.”

Fernandes, who has 103 goals in 307 appearances for Manchester United in all competitions since arriving in 2020, was also reportedly hurt by the club hierarchy’s willingness to part ways with him.

“The feeling I got from the club was, ‘if you leave, it’s not