Bruno Fernandes has been the subject of interest from the Saudi Pro League (Image: Getty)
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is once more drawing attention from the Saudi Pro League, according to fresh reports. Fernandes previously turned down a switch to the Gulf state - despite interest from Al-Hilal - when his representative Miguel Pinho conducted discussions with the Saudi outfit and a £100million transfer was mooted.
Their objective was to secure Fernandes in time for the FIFA Club World Cup, but that deal failed to come to fruition. Earlier this month, Al-Nassr also came up short in their bid to land the Portuguese international.
Nevertheless, that interest has apparently not diminished, and Al-Ittihad are now pursuing his signature. According to [The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/36410988/bruno-fernandes-man-utd-al-ittihad-transfer/), a meeting occurred between the Saudi club and Fernandes' representatives, with discussions reportedly going positively.
The report claims the 30-year-old playmaker is 'open' to the switch and is understood to have 'requested' the Al-Ittihad for a contract worth around £33million-a-year. United will be concerned at the prospect of losing a player who is still absolutely crucial at Old Trafford and remains arguably their most important figure.
Fernandes has previously made it clear he would be prepared to depart Old Trafford, if the club wished to cash in. "I have always been honest," the skipper said.
"I've always said I will be here until the club says to me that it's time to go. I'm eager to do more, to be able to bring the club the great days.
"In the day that the club thinks that I'm too much or it's time to part ways, football is like this, you never know it.
"But I've always said it and I keep my word in the same way. If the club thinks it's time to part ways, because they'd want to do some cashing in or whatever, it's what it is, and football sometimes is like this."