{"id":413,"date":"2026-06-03T19:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportprocess.co.uk\/?p=413"},"modified":"2026-06-03T19:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T19:30:07","slug":"here-we-go-brighton-hove-albion-have-officially-confirmed-the-signing-of-man-united-captain-bruno-fernandes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportprocess.co.uk\/?p=413","title":{"rendered":"Here We Go: Brighton &#038; Hove Albion have officially Confirmed the signing of Man United Captain Bruno Fernandes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"e194fd6b4de42b4223d4d3c7945e8263\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"hb-ad-inpage\">\r\n    <div class=\"hb-ad-inner\"> \r\n    <div class=\"hbagency_cls hbagency_space_107374\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This summer is one that Manchester United are expected to use to reshape their midfield.<\/p>\n<p>While United\u2019s engine room has been decent, INEOS now have a perfect opportunity to make it world-class.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-12\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Casemiro has left as a free agent, and Manuel Ugarte is also tipped to follow him through the exit door. Their departures give the Red Devils the leverage to make a number of midfield signings<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>A deal for Atalanta\u2019s Brazilian midfielder Ederson has already been struck, and there is talk of two further midfielders following the Samba star through the entry door.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Deals for other top targets such as\u00a0Mateus Fernandes\u00a0and\u00a0Sandro Tonali\u00a0are anticipated to be struck, but INEOS have one other key piece of business for their midfield to attend to: handing Bruno Fernandes a new deal.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After the revolutionary season Fernandes had, carrying United back into Champions League football and breaking the Premier League assists record (21), he deserved to be rewarded handsomely.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that the Premier League player of the season carries a \u00a357 million release clause this summer, with top clubs capable of swaying him, should have been enough to trigger an immediate contract offer.<\/p>\n<p>There have been suggestions of\u00a0talks being initiated\u00a0over that. 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