Saudi Pro League giants Al-Hilal are reportedly set to make a jaw-dropping £100 million bid to sign Manchester United's gifted midfielder Bruno Fernandes. The Saudi side are set to offer Fernandes an outrageous £65 million-per-year contract, with the transfer potentially breaking the record for both Al-Hilal and the Saudi Pro League as a whole.
The move is a testament to Al-Hilal's ambition to acquire the best players in the world as they seek to solidify their team and market the league in Saudi Arabia worldwide. Fernandes is among Manchester United's creative forces and most beloved players in Old Trafford, who has also been linked with exits in the past but this new bid might be too difficult to turn down.
Manchester United are reported to have presented Fernandes with an ultimatum to decide whether to accept the offer that they are making to him, where it is up to him now to carefully think about his future. Manchester United do not wish to lose their playmaker but also fear what such a humongous bid implies.
If it were to happen, this transfer would not only be one of football's costliest deals but also bring into the limelight the rising financial influence of Saudi football clubs in the global transfer market. Fernandes' decision will be watched with great interest by fans and pundits alike, as it could be a new paradigm in the movement of the best players towards emerging football leagues.
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