Hugo Viana urges Man City to sign Sporting’s homegrown gem | OneFootball

Manchester City is in the market looking for a new midfielder to fill the possible departure of Bernardo Silva, who is at the end of his contract and could leave the English club on a free transfer at the end of the season. Among the names identified by the “citizens”’ management is Mateus Fernandes, currently playing for West Ham.

The Portuguese midfielder is well known by Hugo Viana, current sporting director of Man City, who closely followed the player’s development during the period when both were at Sporting. Although he has different characteristics from Bernardo Silva, the 21-year-old is seen as an interesting option to strengthen the midfield.

According to 'Fichajes', West Ham is not willing to make the player’s departure easy and is asking for a fee of around 75 million euros to negotiate the midfielder’s transfer. Still, the amount could decrease if the London club ends up being relegated at the end of the season.

In addition to Manchester City’s interest, Manchester United is also monitoring the situation of Nuno Espírito Santo’s current protégé. The Portuguese U21 international has, this season, three goals and three assists in 28 matches played.

Having completed most of his training at the Alcochete Academy, Mateus Fernandes – valued at 35 million euros – played 10 matches for the Sporting first team between 2022/23 and 2024/25, in which he scored one goal and provided one assist.

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