Bruno Fernandes has revealed just how close he came to signing for Tottenham Hotspur before making his move to Old Trafford in 2020.
Opening up on The Diary Of A CEO podcast, he said: “Yeah, I spoke with Tottenham, and we were very close to getting an agreement done. Then, in the last two days of the market, Sporting just said, ‘We’re not going to sell him. We’re going to keep him because we need him’.
“Yes, because I wanted to play in the Premier League, because for me it is the best league in the world. It’s the most competitive one.
“It’s the one that I think when you grow up, you dream to play for you know, like full stadiums, top clubs, top players.
“Obviously, I was lucky enough that my dream club to play in England was Man United, and obviously, Tottenham at the time was the option I had, and I was very, very happy to join them because they showed me the process that they were going through.”
Bruno Fernandes broke the Premier League assist record on Sunday(Image: Getty Images)
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