Michael Carrick expects Bruno Fernandes to stay at Manchester United next season, with manchester united transfer news fernandes centered on a captain who just won the Football Writers' Association's player of the year award for 2025/26. United have made it clear they want him to stay and have no interest in selling him, even with a release clause of around £56million.
Carrick On Fernandes
“I think Bruno, you can see he's happy and he's playing some fantastic football,” Carrick said. “Maybe he's as good as he's played ever and he's had really good spells here.”
He added: “I think he's got a big end to the season here. He's got a big summer, of course. But yeah, as a football club, we love having him here. He's a big part of what we do.”
Carrick also pointed to the noise around the squad this summer: “Yeah, there's always discussions going on, some informal, some smaller than others but there's always discussions. There's a lot to talk about.”
Fernandes And United
Fernandes has created 120 chances this season and needs one assist to equal the Premier League record of 20 shared by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. Dominik Szoboszlai and Declan Rice are the nearest challengers in the chances-created race, but Fernandes has set the pace across the campaign.
That output comes after a real flirtation with a move away. After United’s defeat in the Europa League final last May, he weighed up interest from Al-Hilal and stayed at Old Trafford last summer. A year later, United have returned to the Champions League and are planning around him rather than beyond him.
United Summer Plans
Recruitment is still moving. United bosses are eyeing at least two new midfielders, with Elliot Anderson the top target and Aurelien Tchouameni also of interest. Morgan Rogers is being monitored as part of a plan to sign another forward, and the club will strengthen at left-back as well.
For Fernandes, the picture is clear enough for now: the club want him to stay, Carrick expects him to stay, and the numbers keep backing the case. He goes into the summer with one assist standing between him and a share of Premier League history.
