Man United’s shocking two reasons for selling Bruno Fernandes to Real Madrid after new transfer decision -Reports

Man United’s shocking two reasons for selling Bruno Fernandes to Real Madrid after new transfer decision -Reports

The news that Real Madrid are interested in signing Bruno Fernandes this summer would previously have been brushed off by Manchester United fans. United wouldn’t sell their captain and star player, no matter the offer, would they?

Well, United are not the club they once were and the possibility can’t be entirely ruled out.

Real are reportedly considering a £90million offer for the attacking midfielder – and, should it come to fruition, that sort of money can’t be dismissed out of hand by the executives at Old Trafford, given the sticky situation they find themselves in.

After slashing jobs at the club, he spoke about having to make “unpopular” but what he felt were necessary decisions. He told the United We Stand fanzine: “Manchester United has become mediocre.

It is supposed to be one of the best football clubs in the world. We have to make some difficult and unpopular decisions. If you shy away from the difficult decisions, then nothing much is going to change.”

He added: “I know we get criticism in the press, but we do need to challenge the cost of running this club because what I want to be free for us to do is buy really good footballers, not spend so much of the money on infrastructure. We can’t run a business at a loss, which is where United have been in the last couple of years.”

Selling United’s captain and star player would certainly be unpopular, but if it helped him balance the books, then it wouldn’t be beyond the petrochemicals billionaire. Like all Premier League clubs, United need to comply with profit and sustainability rules. Netting £90m for a single player would be a huge boost financially. United’s latest financial results painted a picture of a club in crisis – they are £515m in debt and owe another £414m to other clubs for player signings

Even disregarding Ratcliffe’s bluster, PSR rules are a genuine concern for United, who have posted losses before tax of £312.9m over the past three seasons. Meanwhile, a recent report showed United have racked up a staggering net spend of €1.3bn (£1.08bn) since 2015 – more than any other club in the world.

Cashing in on Fernandes this summer would be akin to selling the crown jewels to keep the debt collectors at bay. But if Ratcliffe’s first year at the helm of United has told us anything, it’s that he isn’t concerned about the repercussions of making unpopular decisions if he believes it will have a financial benefit