Hupu announced on May 3 that Romano, a well-known transfer reporter, updated many topics and situations related to Manchester United in his personal podcast.
When it comes to the future direction of Bruno Fernandes, there will be many questions and doubts every summer or every transfer window. Before the transfer market and the World Cup are about to come, what news do you know in this regard?
Look, I think qualifying for the Champions League is extremely important for Bruno Fernandez. When Bayern tried to sign him last summer, the key point was that Manchester United had no European competition to participate in. You can imagine how difficult it is for a player of Bruno Fernandez's caliber to accept the absence of European football. At that time, he decided to stay and move on. The atmosphere at Manchester United is completely different now – if we compare the atmosphere at the end of last year's season (losing the Europa League final, no European competitions, a complicated situation) with the atmosphere now that United are back in the Champions League and had a very successful transfer window adding extremely good players, it's a completely different feeling.
Manchester United, which has qualified for the European competition, has the opportunity of the Champions League, and has the opportunity to build important projects, feels that it is very likely that they can keep Bruno Fernandez for next season, so they are particularly confident. They believe that their chances of retaining Bruno Fernandez are very high. Of course, Saudi Arabia still has ideas about him. I can also tell you that some top European clubs are also considering Bruno Fernandez as a potential summer target.
This week, Menu's new contract was officially confirmed. Does this indicate the possibility of other midfielders leaving?
Listen up, Menu remains in the team. This is not a surprise to us, we have been talking about it for several months. I think this is an extremely important message from Manchester United. We all remember that in December and even in August, Menu wanted to leave. He wanted to be loaned out, never a permanent transfer, and he always harbored the dream of success at Manchester United. However, he longed to play more games, which was not possible under Amorim. Then with the arrival of Carrick, I think Menu's situation just shows the changes that have occurred at Manchester United.
The one called Menu, as a Manchester United fan and a man from Manchester United's youth training, initially got the chance to start in almost every game. This is a very, very critical point. So I think this is a clear and unmistakable message that they intend to trust young players like Menu. Later, some players will leave the team, especially those in the midfield position. I kept hearing the name Ugarte and expected him to leave. I give Ugarte a 95% chance of leaving Manchester United in the summer transfer window. His agent is already looking for a solution, with several clubs interested. So I decided that he would definitely leave.