Tottenham resumes negotiations to sign Manchester United goal, Bruno Fernandes

Tottenham reportedly sent club officials to report on Sporting Lisbon midfielder Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United's long-term target.

The Spurs finally ended their 18-month-long transfer drought last month, completing the agreements between Leeds Clarke and Tanguy Ndombele of Lyon for a total of £ 75 million.

But now, Tottenham President Daniel Levy seems ready to reopen his checkbook, if the club can accept fees for the highly rated Fernandes midfielder.

According to the Portuguese newspaper A bolaSpurs this afternoon had two high-ranking representatives in Portugal to discuss the possibility of an agreement.

However, they have not yet reached the estimate of 64 million pounds of Sporting, a figure that would be almost equivalent to that of signing the Ndombele club record, and Levy is a notoriously stubborn negotiator who has repeatedly proved that he was not afraid to walk. far from an agreement if its conditions are not met.

It seems that the North London club has discussed Fernandes earlier this summer before focusing on other targets.

The Champions League finalists want to strengthen their midfield squad with Real Betis star Giovani Lo Celso, their favorite option.

But they have been stuck in negotiations for the Argentine international and this latest initiative in Fernandes' favor would be an admission that an agreement for Lo Celso might not be possible.

However, if the Spurs are to sign Fernandes, they must win the war with Manchester United, for whom the Portuguese would be expected to be a long-term target.

He scored 31 times in 50 games for Lisbon last season and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sees him as a person who could play a role in Manchester United, whether or not they retain the services of Paul Pogba.

But United has not yet filed an official candidacy for Fernandes and is currently involved in a complex exchange between Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku.

Meanwhile, the Spurs frustrated their manager by apparently handling transfers over his head. Pochettino reacted angrily when asked about the future of Danny Rose earlier this week.

"I do not know anything about the situation of my players," said Pochettino.

"I'm just training them and trying to get the best of them.

"Sell, buy players, sign a contract, not sign a contract – I think it's not in my hands, but in the hands of the club and [chairman] Daniel Levy.

"The club has to change its title and description.

"Of course, I'm the boss who decides the strategic game, but in another area, I do not know, today I feel like I'm the coach."