Tottenham missed the big fish that could change the club's history.
The main character is Manchester United's captain Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes joined Manchester United for £47m in January 2020. Fernandez, who was also famous as a stat monster in Sporting, left a huge impact as soon as he changed his Manchester United uniform. He played as Manchester United's ace and supported the dark age alone. He scored 85 goals-76 assists in more than 250 games for Manchester United alone. Manchester United's two recent trophies came from his toes. From the summer of 2023, he became the first Portuguese captain of Manchester United. Alex Ferguson is the best recruit since his retirement.
It has been reported that Fernandes negotiated with Tottenham before going to Manchester United. According to the Daily Mail's Ian Laidiman, Fernandes was reportedly in tears at Sporting's office after his move to Tottenham fell through in 2019. The transfer was ultimately canceled because an agreement could not be reached in the transfer fee negotiations. In response, Chairman Daniel Levy also reportedly expressed disappointment.
Ian Leideman said Fernandes' failure to sign was typical of Tottenham missing a top player. Tottenham have previously negotiated with big fish, but have failed to recruit them by sticking to excessively low prices. Tottenham also tried to recruit Luis Díaz in the winter 2022 transfer market, but eventually failed. He moved to Liverpool and was a key player for Liverpool until his injury.
Fans lamented that `If Tottenham had hired Fernandes, they would have lifted at least one trophy.'
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