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  "textContent": "Manchester United are set to submit an offer for Mateus Fernandes (CameraSport via Getty)\n\nBruno Fernandes has endorsed Manchester United’s move for West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, according to reports.\n\nUnited have already held talks over a deal to sign Fernandes this summer and the club are now preparing to submit a formal offer to West Ham.\n\nFernandes, who was signed from Southampton last summer in a deal worth £38 million plus £4m in add-ons, has attracted interest from several teams including Arsenal, Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain following West Ham’s relegation from the Premier League last season.\n\nThe 21-year-old was one of West Ham’s standout performers and the Championship club are holding out for an £80 million transfer fee.\n\n##  It's finally here\n\nGet everything you need to know about the World Cup – England updates, the games to watch and stories you missed – in five minutes, at 1pm, every day. Sign up here.\n\nAccording to The Telegraph, United have ‘moved ahead’ of Arsenal in their bid to sign Fernandes as the Premier League champions are reluctant to meet West Ham’s £80m valuation.\n\nBruno Fernandes is said to have spoken highly of Mateus Fernandes (AFP via Getty)\n\nThe report adds that United captain Bruno Fernandes supports the club’s push to sign his compatriot and has ‘spoken highly’ of the West Ham midfielder.\n\nSpeaking in March, Mateus Fernandes spoke about the impact Bruno Fernandes had on his career when they were both at Sporting CP.\n\nWhen asked to name his midfield role model, Mateus Fernandes said: ‘Perhaps the biggest reference is Bruno because of the player he is.\n\n‘It’s not just now, back in my Sporting days he was someone I looked up to and tried to learn from.\n\n‘He plays in the same league as me. He’s currently one of the players with the most international caps for the national team, with a lot of experience, also at the Premier League level. So, I look up to him a lot.\n\n‘Any midfielder on the national team is also an example for me; they all have a lot of quality, but without a doubt, Bruno stands out among the midfielders here.’\n\nUnited also face competition for Fernandes from Real Madrid, who have appointed Jose Mourinho as their new head coach after Florentino Perez was re-elected as the club’s president last Sunday.\n\nReports in Spain this week have claimed that Madrid are working on a deal to sign Fernandes after Mourinho had made the midfielder one of his priority signings.\n\nMeanwhile, PSG are also said to have been in talks with West Ham over a double deal involving Fernandes and Dutch winger Crysencio Summerville.\n\n**For more stories like this, check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook,** Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Bruno Fernandes approves Manchester United bid to sign £80m Arsenal target"
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