Today’s daily Bruno Fernandes story is only being written because that’s what we’ve been doing for the past month, and people on Twitter will be asking for it. Because to be frank, there are no big updates coming from the Portuguese press.
The midfielder joined Sporting’s squad yesterday, after his extra days of vacation due to his time with the national team.
And today, all Portuguese newspapers write about this return as a response to the recent links with Manchester United and other Premier League clubs.
Some outlets believe it’s now more possible that Fernandes is staying at Sporting for next season. Others think it’s still a matter of time until he moves to England.
Newspaper A Bola writes that in case there’s no news before Sunday, Bruno is joining the squad for a preseason trip to Switzerland. Something similar comes from Jornal de Notícias, saying that there’s still time for English clubs to try to sign him, but in case things continue like this, the player is getting a new contract with Sporting.
Meanwhile, Correio da Manhã writes that Bruno ‘works with his head in England’. It’s claimed that he hasn’t spoken to club president Frederico Varandas about the transfer yet, but he’s calm and believes his future is away from the Lions.
He’s just waiting for his agent to return from England with some offers, since Manchester United and Tottenham are both preparing their bids.
Correio da Manhã says that Sporting continue to demand €70m, but any offers from England will be around €55m, still making Fernandes Sporting’s biggest sale ever.
