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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has insisted he may take into account following within the footsteps of his former teammate Juan Mata, and play in Australia in some unspecified time in the future in his profession.
Fernandes’ present contract with United is about to run out in the summertime of 2027 and over the approaching months, his future on the membership is prone to turn out to be an enormous speaking level.
The Portugal worldwide turns 31 in September and understandably, he might have began interested by how he needs the latter levels of his life in skilled soccer to unfold.
He spoke to Optus Sport and revealed that he might ponder shifting to Australia after a number of conversations with shut buddy Mata, who’s at the moment enjoying for Western Sydney Wanderers.
Mata left United in 2022 to hitch Galatasaray, the place he received the league in his solely season in Turkey. He then moved to Japan, becoming a member of Vissel Kobe earlier than his switch to Australia in September 2024.
Fernandes instructed Optus Sport that he has been in common contact with the Spaniard, who has had nothing however optimistic issues to say about the place he’s.
“It’s a extremely good friendship. He’s somebody I’ve seemed as much as since day one which I arrived on the membership.”
“A extremely good power, all the time on high of every part, a extremely good man. Somebody I’ve created one thing very particular with and I’m very glad to have the prospect to satisfy him and have the prospect to play with him as a result of I realized a lot with him – about not solely soccer but in addition life.”
“I nonetheless discuss with him to enhance sure issues that he thinks may help me and I’m very glad to have somebody like him that’s carried out nice issues on this planet of soccer to have phrases with me.”
Requested if he’d be open to enjoying in Australia, Fernandes replied, “After the movies that he sends me concerning the way of life, about enjoying golf, being on the seashore, the stadium, all of the followers, the situations that he has on the membership and every part, I may give it some thought.”
“If he’s nonetheless there residing will probably be an excellent higher possibility as a result of he instructed me he’s in love with the nation, in love with the tradition. He’s been telling me he in all probability regrets not coming earlier in his profession to Australia.”
“He’s somebody which you could really feel how glad he’s in a spot and I feel in the meanwhile Juan is that sort of particular person. He’s actually glad to be there. He’s been solely telling me good issues. Clearly Christmas time I used to be right here with numerous wind and chilly and he was sending me movies of the solar and him residing in entrance of the seashore – it was lovely.”
Fernandes and United are again in motion on Thursday after they tackle Rangers within the Europa League.
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