Bruno Fernandes rejects move to Saudi Arabia

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has rejected the chance to join Al-Hilal.

A move to the Saudi Pro League club would have more than doubled his salary at Manchester United, where he is already one of the club's top earners.

After discussing the potential transfer with his family, Fernandes informed Al-Hilal that he will not be joining them.

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Al-Hilal never held direct talks with the Red Devils, and no formal bid was submitted. However, it was rumoured that the Saudi side were prepared to offer between £80 million and £100 million to sign the 30-year-old in time for this month's Club World Cup, which kicks off on 14 June.

Since his £47 million move from Sporting in January 2020, Fernandes has made 290 appearances and scored 98 goals for the club.

Manchester United recently completed a post-season tour of Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, where they were defeated 1–0 by the ASEAN All-Stars before beating Hong Kong 3–1. Across the two games, Fernandes played a total of 90 minutes.