The hurt locker Fernandes hits out at directors who 'wanted me to leave'

Bruno Fernandes has claimed that Manchester United directors “hurt” him by wanting to sell him, and has criticised teammates “who don’t value the club” as he does.

- Jamie Jackson

Bruno Fernandes was close to a United exit in the summer window

Fernandes has been the subject of transfer interest over the past two summers. In the more recent window the Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal offered United £100m and the player a £700,000-a-week salary.

Fernandes did not name specific members of United’s hierarchy. Jason Wilcox is the football director, Omar Berrada is the chief executive, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe leads football policy.

In an interview with Canal 11, a Portuguese Football Federation-owned channel, Fernandes was asked whether there had been an offer from Paris Saint-Germain or Real Madrid. In his reply he appeared to reference more than one transfer window.

“Nowadays, the issue of loyalty is no longer seen the way it used to be,” he said. “I could have left in the last transfer window and would have earned a lot more money. Financially, it would have been much better for me.