"I had the conversations with Al Hilal, everyone is aware of that, There were also other clubs that tried after Al Hilal, but obviously my answer wouldn't change. From Saudi, also from Europe. I had some people talking to me, but we never got into the place where we would be offering on the table or not. The concrete one was from Saudi."
"I always said that if the club was like 'Bruno, we want to cash in, you are 30-years-old. We want to make some money. We don't think you can be part of the future project' or whatever, I would be like, 'OK, I have to find a solution for myself, whatever is best for me and my family' and I will leave."
Bruno Fernandes said Manchester United would have allowed him to join Al Hilal in the summer if he had accepted the club's offer. He held concrete conversations with Al Hilal and had other approaches from Saudi Arabia and Europe, with a Saudi bid reported near £100 million plus a large salary uplift. Fernandes consulted manager Ruben Amorim, CEO Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox and also spoke with Cristiano Ronaldo. United told Fernandes he remained part of their project, so he declined to leave. Fernandes will make his 300th appearance for United against Brighton.
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