Bruno Fernandes Next Club Odds: After Man United

Real Madrid isn’t the shortest price in the Bruno Fernandes next club market (more on that later), but they are the best-priced standalone club in the odds listings.

12/1 sets the scene that the general consensus is that the Portuguese stays at Old Trafford this summer, but is a move to Los Blancos that outlandish?

So much noise has been made about the fact Real’s attacking talents haven’t fired this year but it’s the loss of Toni Kroos in the middle of the park that has really hurt them.

Fernandes isn’t a like-for-like replacement, but he would strengthen their midfield and provide something to the team that they don’t currently have.

With Florian Wirtz said to be a preferred target, any potential deal for Fernandes will come much further down the line, but in a world where Wirtz moves elsewhere, will Real be forced into chasing other targets?

We can make a fairly strong argument for Real Madrid making a move for Fernandes. Their big rivals, Barcelona, are also in the bookie's odds at an 18/1 price, but we don’t see that at all.

For starters, they’re not in a financial position to pay Man United what they’d want for him, and they’d be hard pressed to afford his wage demands too.

Throw into the mix their stacked midfield options that include Pedri, Gavi, Dani Olmo and Frenkie de Jong, and it’s hard to see how the cards fall to make this even a conversation, let alone a deal.

In the Bruno Fernandes next club odds betting, the shortest price offered is for him to move to any Saudi Pro League club.

Saudi clubs continue to hunt for elite talents to grow the profile of their league, meaning Bruno ticks those boxes in a big way.

We can imagine a situation where he does opt for a move to Saudi Arabia, but there is almost zero chance he takes that step this summer.

Portugal have a World Cup coming up next summer, and if Fernandes’ motivation behind potentially exiting Man United is driven from a desire to compete at the highest level, this move just makes no sense at all.

Sure, the big bag of money, which is reported to be quadruple what he earns at Man United, will appeal, but at 30-years-old the lure of Saudi will still be there after the major tournament next year, and for a couple of years after that too.