Man United's stalled Bruno Fernandes deal exposes their naivety over the transfer market

20 January 2020 06:33
An early header from Virgil Van Dijk and a late goal from Mohamed Salah seals victory over bitter rivals Manchester United. Steve Nicol is unsure about Man United's ability to replace their current squad with superior players. In some ways, you have to admire Manchester United for their refusal to cave in to Sporting Lisbon's demand that they pay €80m for midfielder Bruno Fernandes. Just over six months ago, Tottenham walked away from a deal for the Portugal international after Sporting resisted all attempts by the London club chip away at their €45 million valuation of the player. Fast forward to January and Sporting believe that the 25-year-old, who signed a new contract just two months ago, is now worth......read full article

Source: ESPN