Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes faces an uncertain future at Old Trafford as Al Hilal attempt to sign the midfielder
Alejandro Garnacho embraces Bruno Fernandes after Manchester United beat Lyon in the Europa League
Alejandro Garnacho has sent a message to Manchester United team-mate Bruno Fernandes
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Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho has paid tribute to Bruno Fernandes as the captain arrived for international duty with Portugal this weekend.
Fernandes will be competing in the Nations League semi-final against Germany on Wednesday night which should prove to be a nice distraction from the saga surrounding his future.
MEN Sport reported this week that Fernandes' agent, Miguel Pinho, had met with Al Hilal's representatives in Riyadh to discuss the offer on the table.
United are understood to be relaxed about these talks and are open to selling any of their players this summer. This was followed by reports on Sunday evening from the Middle East that Al Hilal are confident of completing a deal for Fernandes after 'positive talks'.
Journalist Ben Jacobs claims that Fernandes has been given until Friday to decide whether to stay or go and he is currently weighing up his next move with his family. In the meantime, it is clear that the United captain continues to be held in high regard by his teammates.
After sharing an update of himself arriving for the Portuguese national team camp on Sunday evening, Garnacho commented underneath with a perfect message. "Brunooo, Brunooo, Brunooo," he wrote, mimicking the chants heard at Old Trafford on a regular basis.
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Fernandes is not the only player in this interaction who has an uncertain future ahead of him. Garnacho is also set to be sold this summer having forced Ruben Amorim's hand after the Europa League final.
The Manchester Evening News understands that Amorim has informed Garnacho that he should look for another club in this summer window. United declined to comment on this when approached.
With the summer window now open, albeit briefly, it will be interesting to see whether Fernandes, Garnacho or both men end up departing the club.
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