Manchester United move step closer to signing midfield star

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Manchester United have moved a step closer to landing Sporting CP midfielder Bruno Fernandes, according to the Daily Express.

Tottenham and Liverpool were previously linked with the Portuguese but both clubs have decided against pursuing a deal.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to strengthen in midfield this summer, with Paul Pogba's future still unresolved.

And the Norwegian has identified Fernandes, who is valued at around £62m, as his principal target in that position.

Greg Lea
Greg Lea

Greg Lea is a freelance football journalist who's filled in wherever FourFourTwo needs him since 2014. He became a Crystal Palace fan after watching a 1-0 loss to Port Vale in 1998, and once got on the scoresheet in a primary school game against Wilfried Zaha's Whitehorse Manor (an own goal in an 8-0 defeat).