Portuguese star: I was close to joining Benfica from Sporting, very tempting | OneFootball

Bruno Fernandes revealed that he was very close to joining Benfica in 2018, after the infamous attack on Sporting's Academy. The Portuguese midfielder, who now captains the Manchester United team - which recently won -, was about to complete a deal that would have been historic in Portuguese football.

The revelation was made in an interview by Bruno Fernandes to Canal 11. The Manchester United midfielder was one of the players who terminated his contract with Sporting, after the attack on the green and white Academy by the club's fans in 2018.

It was shortly after this event that he received an approach from the Clube da Luz for his signing, as he himself told the national press: "There was that possibility. Benfica wanted me. Financially, it was very tempting to move to Benfica."

"I believe that, even to this day, very few players have had the offer that I had. Financially, it was a better contract than the first one I had here at Man. United", Bruno Fernandes also revealed about this proposal from the eagles.

The player eventually reversed his decision to leave Sporting and stayed at Alvalade until 2020, when he was sold to Manchester United in the winter transfer market. Since then, he has been one of the biggest figures of the red devils, a team he has captained for several years.

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