Fans Baffled by Man Utd's Official Bruno Fernandes Post Amid Saudi Links

Updated Bruno Fernandes has emerged as a key figure for Manchester United, having won the Player of the Year award three times in the last five years. This summer, he was linked to a lucrative £100 million move to Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal, where he would have been among the highest-paid players in the world. However, Fernandes chose to stay at United, expressing his desire to compete at the highest level and reaffirming that the club did not want to sell him. Despite his decision to remain, the club's social media team faced backlash for highlighting his consideration of leaving, with fans questioning the wisdom of posting such quotes. Many found it undermining and inappropriate for the official account to draw attention to the possibility of their captain departing.

For as much as Manchester United have struggled in recent times, Bruno Fernandes has stood up to be counted more often than not. After all, the Red Devils captain has won the club's Player of the Year award three times out of the last five , and will likely claim the prize for 2024/25 too. With that in mind, Man Utd fans would have been extremely worried when he was linked with a move away this summer. Indeed, he was wanted by Saudi Pro League club Al-Hilal with a £100m deal on the table. Rumours had it that Fernandes was set to be made the world's third-highest-paid player , behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema, had he signed the £65m-per-year deal on offer. Thankfully, for United, however, he turned down the move . Fernandes Gives Statement on Al-Hilal Rumours The midfielder even spoke to the press about his decision to stay in Europe. He said: "It would have been easy to move there [Al Hilal]. I know the Portuguese players there very well," he said."But I want to play at the highest level and compete for major titles. I can do that, and I still want to. "I spoke to coach Amorim. He asked me not to go. Manchester United didn't want to sell me." While it is obviously a good thing that the club captain doesn't want to leave, it's not the best indictment of the club that he seriously considered jumping ship. That he was willing to give a statement on the rumours proves just how real the links were. Even so, the Red Devils' official social media team decided to proudly post the quotes, with the caption "Our skipper." The odds for Jadon Sancho's next club have been revealed amid uncertainty over his future. Fans Slam United For Fernandes Post It's safe to say the social media move did not go down well with fans. Many were left baffled by the club's decision to bring light to the notion that Fernandes was close to leaving Man United for Al-Hilal. One wrote: "Can’t understand why the Club’s official account would post these quotes???" Others added: "Tears, why’s the official account posting this?" And, "Why are you posting this? That's undermining the value of this club." One noted that it's a "Weird thing to post." While another said: "Announcing that your captain considered leaving is a weird thing to do." A final supporter urged his own club to: "Delete this."

Fans are left baffled by Manchester United's 'weird' official post on Bruno Fernandes following his Saudi transfer links.

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