Manchester United’s Mateus Fernandes hopes have just seen a boost with an ‘advanced’ claim elsewhere, as per Fabrizio Romano.
It’s an open secret that Man Utd want to make Mateus Fernandes their second signing of the summer after all but sealing a deal for Ederson.
West Ham are driving a hard bargain, and there are other teams in the chase. Ineos have shown with Elliot Anderson that they wouldn’t even bother with it if Fernandes didn’t want to join.
Fabrizio Romano has now shared that the stars are lining up for that move to happen, as an advanced claim elsewhere sees a boost for Man Utd.
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It was always believed that the £85m asking price for Fernandes was posturing by West Ham.
That will end up being truer once Fernandes communicates his desire to move only to Old Trafford.
Until that happens officially, United will take any boost they can get, and one has arrived in the form of Bernardo Silva.
Even before Fernandes rejects Madrid, Romano has shared on his YouTube channel that Madrid are likely to stay out of the Fernandes sweepstakes now that Bernardo Silva is heading to Santiago Bernabeu.
He said: “Aside from Rodri’s door to Real Madrid closing, Bernardo Silva to Real Madrid could have another consequence.
“Mateus Fernandes is appreciated by Real Madrid. Now, obviously, with Silva to Madrid, we have to see if they will still try to go for Fernandes. They could if they sell a midfielder, for example. That is the possibility.”
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This Bernardo Silva effect is a win-win for United, because it rules Madrid out of the race for Fernandes, and if they do come back in, it will be only if they sell a midfielder.
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If and when that midfielder is sold, United’s options will increase, because they’ve been linked to Aurelien Tchouameni and Fede Valverde.
Therefore, United are coming out of this saga either way with a great player, thanks to Bernardo Silva choosing Real Madrid.
The added bonus from a purely petty point of view is that Barcelona don’t get another player after leaving United stranded in Marcus Rashford’s case.
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