Man Utd captain, Bruno Fernandes' agent holds talks with Al Hilal over potential £200m Saudi mega move

 

Bruno Fernandes' agent held face-to-face talks with Al-Hilal at a hotel in Riyadh on Thursday night over a £200m mega-money deal for the Manchester United captain.

 

It emerged on Monday that the Saudi Pro League club had given Fernandes a final 'take it or leave it' offer and told the Portugal star he had 72 hours to decide if he wanted to join them.

 

Shortly after, report broke out that his representative Miguel Pinho had travelled to Riyadh for talks at the Four Seasons hotel.

Saudi sources have also told the Portuguese star that it is a one-time opportunity and Al-Hilal are keen to get the player in for the Club World Cup. 

Pinho has been in discussions with the Saudi club for some time over Fernandes, who is currently leading United on their post-season tour of Malaysia and Hong Kong.

 

Al-Hilal are prepared to effectively quadruple Fernandes' salary of £280,000-a-week by increasing it to £700,000 tax-free as part of a package worth up to £200million over three years including bonuses.

 

If he agrees, the club are ready to issue the paperwork on a contract worth around £65m-a-season and make a formal approach to United with a bid in the region of £100m. 

 

United sources have re-iterated that they do not want to sell their best player, but the club are under even greater financial pressure after the defeat to Tottenham in Wednesday's Europa League final cost them £100m in Champions League revenue.

 

Fernandes admitted after the game that he could be sold to balance the books, saying: 'If the club thinks it's time to part ways because they want to do some cashing in, it is what it is.