- Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon remain in a deadlock regarding the transfer of Bruno Fernandes, with the clubs £10m apart in valuation.
Manchester United and Sporting Lisbon remain in a deadlock regarding the transfer of Bruno Fernandes, with the clubs £10m apart in valuation.
With eight days of the window left to go, the deal has stalled, with no fresh negotiations planned.
Last week, Sporting were optimistic they had the basis of a deal with United to buy the 25-year old midfielder.
Super-agent Jorge Mendes flew to Manchester with Sporting’s president, FredericoVarandas, and his director of football, Hugo Viana, to finalise a deal with United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward.
Following the conclusion of their trip to the UK, Varandas’ mood was mixed. He was sorry to be losing a star player, but glad that a transfer fee of £55m had been agreed in principle with United.
In the days that followed, Varandas’ optimism was tempered by a change in stance from United.
