Man Utd will make an opening transfer offer for Bruno Fernandes & # 39; at Sporting Lisbon

Manchester United is preparing to sign its first contract with Bruno Fernandes. The player's agent, Miguel Pinho, is expected to present United's offer at Sporting Lisbon on Tuesday.

According to the Portuguese publication A Bola, less than two weeks before the closure, United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has made Fernandes his priority. The club still needs a central midfielder.

The cities of Liverpool and Tottenham have also been badociated with Fernandes, but it is the United States that are the favorites to win the signing before the end of the summer.

The playmaker had an outstanding season for Sporting in the last campaign, scoring 31 goals in 50 appearances in all competitions. He also became a permanent fixture in Portugal from 11, helping them to win the League of Nations in June.

The Sporting should require around £ 70 million for the 24-year-old, who recently played in the team's 2-2 draw in a preseason game against Liverpool's bitter rival .

It is believed that United's interest in Fernandes is not related to whether Paul Pogba leaves the club and wants to sign it regardless of the Frenchman's future.

Pogba has expressed his desire to leave Old Trafford last month, but discussions around his departure have not progressed, despite the reported interest of Real Madrid.

United has also been tied to Newcastle central midfielder Sean Longstaff but would not be willing to pay the £ 50 million price requested by the player.

It will now be a race against the clock to complete Fernandes' signature, with the closing of the window, on Thursday August 8, and it remains to be seen if there are new faces in their starting lineup for their first Premier League match. season.