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Bruno Fernandes to Al Hilal

Man United

Al Hilal

Midfielder · 32y · Portugal · contract until 2027

Chance it happens in January

Estimated fee: €54m–€69m
Valuehow: €54m
Reporters: 1 credible

Where he ends up in the January windowEvery outcome by the January deadline, adding up to 100%. A move in a later window is not counted. Open a club for its rumour.

Al HilalThis rumour
GalatasarayRumour page
AC MilanRumour page
AtléticoRumour page
FC BarcelonaRumour page
Other clubNot yet named
Stays at Man UnitedNo move

What the number is based on

Reporting1 trusted reporterBen JacobsFor the move
ContractRuns to June 2027His club holds an option to extend
Al HilalPlenty of room to spendFor the move
FeeEstimated €54m–€69mValue €54m

The story so far

2 reports · newest first

Tuesday
Ben JacobsTrust 84First reportFirst reportReport
“Understand there is no truth in suggestions Al-Hilal will rekindle their interest in Bruno Fernandes this winter.”
Sunday
Sport WitnessTrust 55Earliest mentionAggregatorEarliest mentionFull post
“Bruno Fernandes: €55m offer readied for Manchester United transfer in January. Bruno Fernandes finds himself in a rather difficult situation at Manchester United. A possible exit is now starting to take shape.”
In the article“In the meantime, Al-Hilal have returned to the fray for the midfielder.”

Chance it happens in January

Long shot

Estimated fee: €54m–€69m
Value: €54m

AuthorTransfer Tracker AnalystStatusEarlier read

Bruno Fernandes linked with Al Hilal amid stalled United contract talks

Written on 3 Nov 2026, before the latest reports. The ring above is live.

The situation

Bruno Fernandes is being linked with a switch to Al Hilal, with reports claiming the Saudi club are weighing up a January bid worth around €55m. The story goes that Manchester United's contract talks with their captain have stalled, and that his deal, which runs to 30 June 2027 with a club option to extend by a year, has not moved forward. Nothing suggests United have decided to sell, and no window for Pro League clubs is even open today; the next one runs from 3 January to 31 January 2027, so any bid would have to wait until then. Fernandes is also being linked with AC Milan, Atlético de Madrid, Galatasaray and FC Barcelona, though nothing ties him more firmly to one than another.

The reporting

The sourcing here is thin. TuttoMercatoWeb's report was relayed by Transfer News Live on 3 November, and TEAMtalk and Sport Witness have carried similar claims within the same few days. None of these outlets has a strong track record on this kind of story, and no reporter with a trusted history has backed it. Treat it as tabloid and aggregator chatter rather than anything confirmed.

The outlook

Call this a long shot. For it to happen, United would need to accept that talks over a new deal have genuinely broken down, Al Hilal would need to table a concrete bid once their window opens in January, and Fernandes himself would need to want to leave a club he has captained. Right now none of those pieces is locked in, and the fact that United hold an option to extend his contract by a year only adds to the uncertainty over whether a sale would even suit them.

The context

Fernandes has been valued at €54m, a figure which sits well below the €65m United paid Sporting to sign him in the first place. Context like that suggests any fee near the reported €55m would look reasonable rather than inflated, if talks ever reach that stage.