Overview
- Record, via Football Talk, reports Real Madrid will not pursue a January move for Rúben Neves, leaving United prepared to pay about £17m.
- Neves is in the final months of his Al-Hilal deal, with multiple outlets reporting a potential January sale at roughly £18m under consideration.
- Bruno Fernandes has maintained direct contact with Neves, as the United captain said in December he exchanged messages after Al-Hilal’s president reached out.
- Manchester Evening News reports the Saudi Pro League has listed Fernandes among summer targets, with United planning to meet him before the World Cup to discuss an extension.
- Fernandes leads Europe’s top leagues in chance creation this season per BBC-cited data, reinforcing United’s stance to retain him as midfield changes loom with Casemiro set to depart.