It’s not surprising at all that all the Portuguese newspapers have big stories about Tottenham Hotspur’s attempt to sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting today.
This morning, we’ve already covered a story from Record which had some details about who the Spurs sent to Lisbon to negotiate for the midfielder.
But what happens now? Well, there are a few different versions about that. The first of them comes from O Jogo in their paper edition, saying Spurs would meet Sporting this morning, then return to England in the afternoon.
However, O Jogo later released an update on their website. They say it was Fernandes’ agent Miguel Pinho who met Sporting to inform them of the player’s wish to leave, and that would have some weight in the talks. This chat happened at the Alcochete training centre.
A Bola says Tottenham would like to have a new meeting today, so perhaps there could be more developments in the next few hours.
Newspaper Correio da Manhã claims that after the failed negotiations, Sporting contacted Jorge Mendes asking him to help them make the sale. That version is confirmed by A Bola, who says the super agent couldn’t attend yesterday’s meeting.
Since Jorge Mendes has been contacted to make things happen, it shows Sporting are not fighting to keep Bruno.
They just want him to go for the right price.
Manchester United are still thought to be in the picture.
