In 2018, the boss of Manchester United, Jose Mourinho, distinguished the midfielder’s star, Nemanja Matic, to rent after the quarter -final victory of the FA Cup against Brighton and Hove Albion, with the Serbian giant describes as a “island of personality and desire and control“, while” surrounded by a lack of personality, class and desire “.
He would not be wrong for the new boss Ruben Amorim to repeat such a statement concerning his talismanic skipper, Bruno Fernandes, the 30-year-old who was undoubtedly “Island” by United in the Drac Manchester Derby on Sunday afternoon.
Amad Diallo having been absent since the beginning of February, he fell largely on Fernandes to make things happen for his side, with the weekend stage again not different.
Poud by Mutv Pundit Phil Bardsley like “Best player on the field by a campaign mile“, The Portuguese playmaker intends to try to direct this ship which flows towards a brighter destination.
Most of the chances created in PL – 24/25 | |
|---|---|
Player | Chances created |
Bruno Fernandes | 75 |
Cole Palmer | 73 |
Mo Salah | 71 |
Enzo Fernandez | 64 |
Dejan Kulusvski | 63 |
Mikkel Damsgaard | 55 |
Bryan Mbeumo | 55 |
Leif Davis | 53 |
Youri Tielemans | 53 |
Ebechi Eze | 51 |
Once there was “Harry Kane team” – As Tottenham Hotspur was described in a mocking way by Pep Guardiola in 2017 – with United now in danger of becoming the team of Bruno Fernandes’, unless the signatures of a similar ILK are found …
Last on the search for Man Utd for an attacker
Having now failed to score in 12 Premier League games this season, the priority for Amorim and Co this summer will surely be to strengthen the failure line at the front, with the 40-year-old maybe attacked to his former team, sporting CP, to help rekindle its current ranks.
The Portuguese coach has already missed Teenager for ChelseaGeovany Quenda, however, when there have been reports that It’s “unlikely” That a meeting with the sports objective machine, Viktor Gyokerres, will take place this summer.
It is a point of view which was taken up by a recent Givemesport report, with the piece outside that that the ‘Most likely big name“Coming from Lisbon’s outfit is in fact Francisco Trincao, rather than Gyokerres.
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Indeed, the former winger of Barcelona and Wolverhampton Wanderers is considered to be an alternative “ Principale ” to the current star star, Matheus Cunha, in the middle of the research of Amorim for a new attacker, the united boss having identified Trincao as a viable option.
The 25 -year -old man – who has a liberation clause of 67 million pounds sterling reported in his existing contract – would be `firmly in the views of Amorim ” before the start of the window, the Portuguese AS having already proven himself as a real weapon in the 3-4-3 configuration of his compatriot.
Why MAN UTD could target the next Bruno Fernandes
He hardly needs to repeat what Fernandes has done so far in a plain shirt, with the experienced midfielder ransacking 95 goals and 83 assists In 279 games in all competitions to date, while winning the Carabao cup and the FA Cup to start.
Signed in sport for a Costs of approximately 46 million pounds sterling In January 2020, the genius of the creation of games had proven its quality during its passage with the side of Portugal of the Liga, accumulating 113 Objectives and assists In just 137 games on all fronts.
While operating in a more advanced role than his international colleague, Trincao – who has Ten caps for his country – could well follow in the footsteps of Fernandes, having also dazzled in Lisbon lately.
Delicate football football boasts 61 goals and aid in 146 games for its current side, with this including a remarkable total of Nine goals and 15 assists In 2024/25 so far. Back in Old Trafford, only Fernandes was reduced More involvement of objectives (33) This season.
It was actually Amorim who “Launched Trincao’s professional career in Braga“In 2019, according to the writer Zach Lowy, before meeting with him at Sporting, with the attacker asking to have registered 56 objective involvement in 131 games Under the current united boss in total.
Although he has found difficult life in the Premier League before in Wolves – after having marked and helped only four times in 30 games for old gold – he could well deserve another crack, especially under a familiar face like Amorim.
Once praised like a “truly exciting player“At Molinine by the Technical Director Scott Sellars, Trincao obviously reflects Fernandes in his creative prowess, having Created 14 “big chances” And on average 2.2 key passes per match in the league this season. Fernandes, for reference, has Created 12 “big chances”Although by making an average of 2.5 key passes per game in the high flight of England.
The skipper of the Red Devils having fallen into a deep berth recently, his creative influence could then be reproduced by the only man in Barça in one of the two roles number ten, helping to try to trigger a life in the club’s avant-garde line.
Having seen the magic that Fernandes can evoke in English football, if Trincao could make a fraction of this impact, then United – and Amorim – will be a winner.
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