Very good. Hopefully there was a bit of talk about future plans for the club and things sounded good.
Bruno Fernandes | New contract until 2027
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One of the very few professionals left in the squad who actually did something for this club in last couple of years.
Imagine having a stellar midfield name at the club who tries every week and actually wants to be here.......
Excellent news!
He won't
Hooray! We seemingly don't do much good business these days and it's nice to get one right.
Excellent! Something to smile about at last
Happy about this, just need someone who is good at converting all the chances this lad creates and we will be going places.
Just hope we see more of the Fernandes who scored a brace for Portugal, than the one who has played awful all season for his club.
yep. Some of our ‘fans’ should take note
I'd like to see Sancho get the 11 jersey.
Has he been offered silly money or has he just gone nuts? He's too good for this team.
Obviously happy about it and hope we can improve but surprised he hasn't waited to see what happens in the summer before committing.
Obviously happy about it and hope we can improve but surprised he hasn't waited to see what happens in the summer before committing.
Brilliant and well deserved
Top class player who set the standards so high there’s not a number 10 on the world producing Bruno’s numbers even this season when he’s not been at his best his numbers speak for themselves.
Top class player who set the standards so high there’s not a number 10 on the world producing Bruno’s numbers even this season when he’s not been at his best his numbers speak for themselves.
Delighted with this news. I can't understand anyone who isn't. I must admit I'm a bit surprised he has signed this deal before seeing what direction the club will take with the next manager. Presumably he wants trophies in his career, and right now there's no clear pathway back to success for us.
Great news. He's an excellent player, incredibly productive, really hard worker, loves being here, looks like a very good guy to have around in the dressing room and doesn't cause any controversies ever.
We really need a holding midfielder who can sit and control behind him though. Fred i think is actually a very good partner as the 8, but we really need that sitting guy this summer. Get someone to sit and dictate tempo with passing range from deep and that's an excellent midfield.
We really need a holding midfielder who can sit and control behind him though. Fred i think is actually a very good partner as the 8, but we really need that sitting guy this summer. Get someone to sit and dictate tempo with passing range from deep and that's an excellent midfield.
Good news and one of the few who deserves it. Think where we would be without him.
Definitely deserves it, but needs to keep producing the form of the last couple of years. He's not had a good year this year.
Hopefully Haggy’s arrival elevates his game even further.
The hatred towards him is a bit silly when you think the same people also defended Pogba and Maguire. Those two haven't had an impact as much as Bruno overall. If we can just stop being a goldfish for a minute and think of a player contributions overall and not only the past 6 months before judging a player/contract it'd be nice.
Well deserved. However many passes he has misplaced recently, he's still our most impactful player since joining. Also the one who saved Ole and our arse by getting us top 4. I don't think he's at his peak. He can still improve with a proper manager.
Well deserved. However many passes he has misplaced recently, he's still our most impactful player since joining. Also the one who saved Ole and our arse by getting us top 4. I don't think he's at his peak. He can still improve with a proper manager.
Yes! So glad to hear this news. Go Bruno!
What is the rumoured salary? I was shocked when Romano said yesterday about being top 3 in squad
There were a few (probably planted) rumours that he would move on and wasn’t happy. Surprise surprise he signs a new contract.
someday I’d love a player to say “I love it here. I’d sign for life if they want me”
Who do you think deserves it more?
£240k apparently
He has his flaws but this is good news. We’ve got so many wages freeing up now from Cavani, Pogba, Mata, maybe Ronaldo, Matic, Donny etc. I’ve no issues giving him a fat contract.
Agree with the sentiment that he's the one player that actually does deserve a contract extension/increase. Single-handedly got us 3rd place in his first half season and terrific goals/assist numbers ever since.
Well done Bruno
Well done Bruno
Having a keyboard but no brain is one of the main problems of our time.
It is not about who deserves it more. A 240-250k contract is one thing. A 350- 375k contract is a completely different thing. Our top 3 are Ronaldo (470k or more), DDG (375k) and as per rumours Sancho (350k) or Varane (340k).
Surely we don't want to add more people into that bucket.
Phew!! That is not bad.
Why would you expect Maguire and Pogba to post Bruno stats, if that’s indeed what you mean by impact. They are in no way similar players nor do they play as high up the pitch as Bruno. They register different stats that have impacted the team positively at times.
If you aren’t talking about stats but impact…what is the impact that Bruno has had? What is different now in terms of where we are as a team? Or is it just taking the individual glory and ignoring the possibility that one player hogging chance creation and possession losses can impact the team negatively also?
I’m happy he’s signed, although underwhelmed given he had four years on a contract anyway….hopefully his actual performances and consistency improve. I’m not bothered too much about stats….We don’t create great chances and we don’t create lots of chances, we barely create actual chances so I’d like to see a compilation of the chances Bruno has created this season in comparison to other players.
The answer was in my post. Hepled us getting top 4 from his goals and assists and helped Ole from getting sacked, that was when the team struggled, he lifted the teams spirit up. Those arent statistics, they dont even contain numbers, those are facts. No other Utd player made such a huge difference to the club since Fergie left I would say.
Pogba can certainly do it, an on form Pogba is an asset to any team. Maguire can certainly make a big impact if he is a reliable defender and can go back to playing confidently. But they havent been as impactful as Bruno overall. Can is not the same as actually doing it. Its not always goals and assists. I can remember games where the old De Gea saved or won us points.
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Yep, he’s off. Freeing up reportedly £250k a weekIs Cavani contract till June 2022?
Hopefully Pogba and Mata are off
Phew!!
Is mata off then?
FBRef says he's third in the league in expected assists, behind only Salah and Alexander-Arnold. Controlling for minutes played, he's 5th after Trent, Salah, Reece James and De Bruyne. Second after De Bruyne in key passes per 90, and third after Trent/Cancelo in completed passes into the box
So clearly very good at creating chances relative to the rest of the league, and on another planet within our squad (his expected assists number for the season is 7.9, and our next best is Sancho with 3.8).
This is incredible news, he and Sancho are the two players in this squad in the keep-at-all-costs category.
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He is our future captain and most valuable player. He definitely deserves more than Sancho or Varane, so you can't ask him to accept 30% less. It's not his mistake that our executives behave like they print money.
Christ knows why