Sporting are assured of finalising a deal with Manchester United for Bruno Fernandes despite the Premier League club trying to change the terms of the transfer late within the day.

United started negotiations for Fernandes a fortnight ago after injuries to Scott McTominay and Paul Pogba forced the club to act to support Ole Gunnar Solskjaer within the transfer market.

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Sporting Lisbon are confident that Bruno Fernandes will be a Manchester United player by the end of the month ?

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In response to United’s extra negotiating, Sporting raised the damage for the 25-year-old midfielder. No new agreement has been reached between the 2 clubs, and there are currently just eleven days left for the sides to hammer out a deal.

MySportDab understands that United have tried to structure a deal price within the region of £60 million ($78m), with around a quarter of the fee dependent on Fernandes winning the Ballon d’Or, and United winning the Premier League.

Sporting are sceptical of either occurrence, resulting in a new fee of £68m ($88 million), closer to his existing release clause.

Nevertheless, Sporting’s own monetary difficulties mean that club insiders expect a deal to be struck before the end of the January window.

United have since been connected with 2 alternative midfielders who may join on loan, with Lille star Boubakary Soumare and Atletico Madrid back-up player Marcos Llorente each having been reportable as potential targets on short-terms deals.

Solskjaer has additionally raised the chance of mitigating Marcus Rashford’s absence with a short lived move for a striker.

The England international suffered a back problem during a short appearance against Wolves within the fa Cup last week and will be out of action for around 2 months with a stress fracture.

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