MANCHESTER UNITED are set to complete the £60million signing of Sporting Lisbon sensation Bruno Fernandes by the end of the week.
The goalscoring midfielder, 25, is expected to agree a five-year contract worth around £100,000 a week.
Bruno Fernandes is set for a bumper £26m pay-day on joining Man UtdCredit: EPA
Officials from both clubs met in London to thrash out a deal and the Sporting representatives have flown back to finalise the move.
Portugal star Fernandes signed a new deal at Sporting just SIX WEEKS ago — but sources felt he was still likely to leave.
He should provide United with a much-needed creative spark, as well as chipping in with plenty of goals himself.
He has scored 15 times and provided 13 assists for Sporting in 25 matches so far this season.
Last term he clocked up an incredible 32 goals and 18 assists in 53 games.
United remain keen to offload Marcos Rojo as part of the deal but may have to cough up part of his £80,000-a-week wages for Sporting to take him.
Meanwhile, Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is hoping to beat Chelsea and Juventus to the signing of 19-year-old defender Marash Kumbulla from Hellas Verona.
The Albanian defender only made his Serie A debut at the start of the season but has emerged as one of the league’s finest young players.
His talent has gained the attention of several other Italian clubs including Atalanta, Inter Milan and Napoli, as well as Germans Red Bull Leipzig.
But United will be hoping they can win the fight for Kumbulla, as they continue to suffer from poor defensive form.
Despite a backline worth £186m, the Red Devils only managed to keep four clean sheets in 22 Premier League games this season.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
