Bruno Fernandes Assists Reach 19 as He Backs United Stay
Bruno Fernandes assists reached 19 in the Premier League this season, and the Manchester United captain said he intends to stay at Old Trafford. The 31-year-old also said he wants to win the league and the Champions League with the club, sharpening the stakes around his future after fresh transfer talk.
Fernandes and Old Trafford
Fernandes framed his decision around trophies, not just a shirt. “I think in the first place when a player chooses to come to Man United it's not because you just want to wear the shirt,” he said. “That's a big feeling and it's a big thing to walk out at Old Trafford and that was the dream I had but I had that dream because I knew the club could win things and be close to winning the Premier League and Champions League. That's why I came to this club.”
He added: “I speak out whenever I want on what I want to achieve and what I want to achieve is winning the league and winning the Champions League.” Those remarks sit on top of a season in which he helped United return to the Champions League and again carried a central share of the final ball.
United's trophy target
United have already won the FA Cup and the League Cup during Fernandes’s time in England, but his comments point to a higher bar for next season. He said: “Obviously going into next season, we all know that the aim of this club always has to be winning.”
The transfer speculation around him has been noisy since last summer, yet the message from the captain is direct: he wants to stay and he wants the biggest prizes. That puts the focus on United's summer decisions and on whether they can back up his words with a squad built to chase the league and Champions League rather than settle for domestic cups.
Fernandes and United's summer
Fernandes arrived from Sporting CP in January 2020 and has been one of the club’s most productive players since. This season’s 19 Premier League assists underline how much United still run through him when the final pass is needed.
For supporters, the immediate takeaway is simple. Fernandes is not speaking like a player looking for an exit; he is speaking like a captain setting the standard for what United must chase next.
