{"id":611461,"date":"2022-04-01T05:05:50","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T09:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=611461"},"modified":"2022-04-01T05:07:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T09:07:04","slug":"manchester-united-star-signs-long-term-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/04\/01\/manchester-united-star-signs-long-term-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Star Signs Long-Term Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/31\/manchester-united-job-ten-hag-favourite\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> midfielder Bruno Fernandes has signed a new four-year deal at the club with an option of an extra year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Portuguese international&#8217;s new contract will see him stay at the club until July 2026 and will earn him around \u00a3240,000 a week.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>New Manchester United Contract for Portuguese Midfielder<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">B<\/span>runo Fernandes\u2019 Manchester United Story So Far<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since joining the Red Devils in January 2020 from Sporting Lisbon for \u00a346 million, Fernandes has been one of the club&#8217;s best players.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder has played 117 times for United, scoring 49 goals and assisting 39 others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83e\udd2f Bruno Fernandes has scored at least 20 more goals (49) and registered at least 22 more assists (39) than any other Manchester United player since making his debut for the club <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/I5SVv6L3U2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/I5SVv6L3U2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WhoScored (@WhoScored) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhoScored\/status\/1509452941626912772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For the past two seasons, it is safe to say Fernandes has been United\u2019s talisman, helping the club reach the Europa League final along with multiple other semi-finals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although things have slowed down slightly this season for United\u2019s number 18, he will look to play a big role in the top four race as we enter the Premier League run-in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/bruno-fernandes-two-year-anniversary-exclusive-interview\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">manutd.com<\/a> in January, Fernandes has ambitions to bring the Red Devils back to their best, he said: \u201cMy ambition is still the same. I want to win trophies with the club. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;That will always be in my mind until the last day I am at the club. I don\u2019t know when that will be but, until then, I will believe that I can win trophies with this club because I think we can and I think the club deserves it, the fans deserve it and also the players, we deserve to win a trophy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhenever that is, we have to do it step by step and understand we have those qualities but we have to understand how to do it, how to put everything together \u2013 the qualities and the intensity and everything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Fernandes Could be Star Man for New Manager<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/09\/manchester-united-a-big-summer-ahead\/\" target=\"_self\">As Manchester United\u2019s search for a new manager intensifies<\/a>, Fernandes signing a long term contract shows that he will be a part of the club&#8217;s future plans, no matter who the coach is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/03\/04\/manchester-united-erik-ten-hag-approach\/\" target=\"_self\">Erik ten Hag<\/a> leading the race to the Old Trafford dugout his use of the 4-3-3 \/ 4-3-2-1 formations could bring out the best of Bruno Fernandes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With players such as Edinson Cavani, Cristiano Ronaldo, Juan Mata and Paul Pogba rumoured to be leaving the club in the summer, next season could see Fernandes really step up and be one of the main leaders of the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OwtwxSNAQ0RoCk6FyWef7g\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1239220449\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'OwtwxSNAQ0RoCk6FyWef7g',sig:'lfChYgiLIJPEKKHW2lZLJhzVSmJol1s4VLJbzm8Wl_g=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1239220449',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has signed a new four-year deal at the club with an option of an extra year. The Portuguese international&#8217;s new contract will see him stay at the club until July 2026 and will earn him around \u00a3240,000 a week. 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