Manchester United leading Serie A giants in race to sign Portuguese star

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Manchester United are leading the race to sign Sporting CP midfielder Bruno Fernandes this summer, according to reports in Portugal.

Bruno Fernandes Manchester United

The 24-year-old has been in outstanding form for his club this season, attracting attention from clubs across Europe.

However, A Bola reports that United have held informal talks with the Lisbon outfit about a potential move and are in pole position to land him.

The main competition is likely to come from Italy, where Fernandes played from 2012-17 for Novara, Udinese and Sampdoria before returning to his home country in 2017.

Milan are understood to be showing particular interest in the Portugal international, who has a deal until 2023 with Sporting.

Fernandes has a €100 million release clause in his contract (around £86 million) and has scored 27 goals in 45 games in all competitions this season.

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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.