News about Man Utd transfers: Bruno Fernandes hopes after what Sporting told the Spurs during his meeting | Football | sport

Manchester United has been in the running to engage the midfielder all summer, but has not yet filed an official offer.

It now seems that Tottenham stole a march after them before being sent to Portugal to begin negotiations.

Naturally, United's supporters were not impressed when they learned that the Spurs had opened discussions with the player.

However, they should not lose hope that their chances of signing Fernandes are over, as the details of the meeting with Tottenham were revealed by Dharmesh Sheth, a Sky Sports manager.

"We are told that Tottenham had a representative in Lisbon this afternoon to discuss the signature of a man we have been talking about for much of the summer, the Sporting Lisbon midfielder, Bruno Fernandes. "Sheth said on the occasion of the Transfer Show.

"A Portuguese source told me that Tottenham had given Sporting an idea of ​​what they were willing to pay.

"It did not reach the evaluation of 64 million pounds of Sporting.

"The noise that comes close to home should not be too excited by the chances of Tottenham to sign Bruno Fernandes.

"You will remember that Manchester United is a fan of Bruno Fernandes, but for the moment, their priorities seem to be elsewhere, potentially as a central defender and a right-wing player.

"If we read between the lines, it should be said that Sporting Lisbon wants to sell Bruno Fernandes, they probably see the best time to get the most value for a player who is a good age at 24 and has had the season of his life.

"It must be said that the same source does not expect Tottenham to come back and get him."

If Tottenham does not intend to improve its offer, it will leave the door open to United to conclude a contract if they are willing to pay the value of the club Primeira Liga.

United downplayed his interest in the 24-year-old, claiming that most of the noise that surrounds him comes from Portugal.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to engage two midfielders before the deadline of 8 August, but it is realistic to think that they may not happen.

First United is focusing on entering into a contract with Harry Maguire and is now willing to pay the £ 80 million Leicester value.

Paulo Dybala is also the subject of an exchange that would imply that Romelu Lukaku goes to Juventus.