Manchester United badly need quality midfielders in this summer transfer window but for now they have not lured one.
On the other hand, their rivals Manchester City have sealed the signing of 26 year old Brazilian defensive midfielder Fernando.
According to reports, the Porto starlet has completed the €18m deal with the premier league Champions.
The Samba star featured in 45 games for the Primeira Liga side last season and played a pivotal role as the holding midfielder.
Citizens tried to lure him in the winter transfer market as well but then they wanted highly rated center back Mangala as part of the deal as well.
However, they were rejected in January and have now come forward to seal a straight deal for Fernando.
As per the provided link, the Brazilian star is expected to fly into Manchester in the next few days to put pen to paper and seal the move once and for all.
Last season, the holding midfield role has mainly been played by Javi Garcia and Fernandinho.
With the likely departure of Yaya Toure, Fernandinho will get the right to bulldoze forward from midfield when needed and Fernando can partner him to prove the defensive shield.
The all Brazilian midfield partnership can be fruitful for the Champions next season but the priority should be to hold on to the ever energetic Ivorian Yaya Toure.
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€18m Signing Done, Star to Fly Into Manchester to Seal Move
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I wish man united could sign fabregas,paul pogba and carvalho/koke in midfield
Man united are so damn lazy when it comes to transfer. Infact i dont like that edwood ward guy at all.
We man united we always not active on the market,other. Clubs are already starting signing players but we not even one not even rumors.
still we end off like last summer in transfer market “hate”wood ward!!
I hate man u for this kind of slowgiish business in any of the transfer maket bcz as i can see ever since they been trying to make a lote of bids for players naver still non is yet done what a poor president @ wood Ward .
we man utd know how to admire & make noise but in the end we will buy fellaini like……mhuuuuuuu!!!
A very slughish edwood-ward.. Tings become rustin @ united during his own tym infact I hate him much more dan anyone could do. We make noise in market buh wen it time 2 go home nd see what we’ve bring 4rm d market, we gat notin 2 show.. Imagine no noise on lambert 2 liver, no noise on fernando 2 man-city, costa almost on way 2 chelsea, buh we united kip mentionin shaw, fabregas, calvalho, depay, kross, reuben, koyanplanka, koke, strootman nd other buh notin 2 show until d transfer window close.. Infact am tired of followin man-untd transfer news.. Jus hop we dnt finish 17th next season