Fernandes bid rejected, United stand firm
Galatasaray tested United with a £43m bid for Bruno Fernandes. The club turned it down flat (2). The message from Old Trafford is simple: Fernandes is not for sale, at any price (3).
The Turkish side are not backing off. They are readying a fresh £43m offer, with doubled wages on the table for your captain (4). United will block any late bid (6). Galatasaray want him in the final weeks of the window (7).
Pre-season ended with a thud. Manchester United 2–4 AC Milan in the final friendly (5). Not the send-off you want five days out.
Saturday, August 22, your team goes to Hull City for the Premier League opener. Carrick wants more signings before Deadline Day, and the Fernandes noise is only going to get louder.
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United fans on Reddit are treating this one as a non-story. The dominant reaction is that Galatasaray are wasting their time, with the BBC line that Old Trafford would reject any approach being shared widely. The mood is calm, most supporters just want the window shut and the season started. Read the thread here
