Manchester United given clear path to £70m Bruno Fernandes transfer

Manchester United have been left with a clear path to signing Bruno Fernandes, according to the Express. United are considering a bid of up to £70million but their hopes of signing the Portugal international were threatened when it emerged Liverpool and Tottenham were also on his tail. But the Express reports that Liverpool and Tottenham have now distanced themselves from making a bid for the 24-year-old. If that was the case it would leave United with a clear path towards trying seal a deal with Sporting to bring the highly-rated star to Old Trafford. He scored 32 goals in 53 games for Sporting last season, bettering the record of Lampard of 27 in the 2009/10 campaign.

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