Tottenham officials fly to Lisbon in hope of beating Manchester United to Bruno Fernandes

By Alasdair Mackenzie
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Tottenham Hotspur could thwart Manchester United’s hopes of signing Sporting CP midfielder Bruno Fernandes after sending delegates to Lisbon for talks.

Bruno Fernandes

The Portugal international has been heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford this summer but United are yet to table a formal bid.

Spurs, who have also been chasing the 24-year-old, have now made a move to become frontrunners for Fernandes’s signature, RTP reports.

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Alasdair Mackenzie

Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.