Nuno Mendes targets Premier League switch amid Manchester United interest
Speaking to Record (h/t Daily Star), Sporting Lisbon youngster Nuno Mendes, who has been linked with Manchester United, has expressed his desire of playing in the Premier League in the future.
The 18-year-old Mendes has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign at the Portuguese capital club in 2019/20. Having come through the club’s youth ranks, the left-back broke into the U23 side last year, before making his first-team debut in June earlier this year.
Mendes featured in all but one of Sporting Lisbon’s ten league matches since the restart of the season. Used as a left wing-back, the youngster impressed heavily, even though he wasn’t able to contribute with a goal or an assist.
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In addition, he had racked up 17 appearances for the club’s U23 side, in which he scored once and set up three more. Mendes’ potential has led to him attracting serious interest from a number of clubs, with Manchester United at the forefront. (h/t Daily Star)
Addressing the speculations about a potential exit this summer, Mendes insisted that he has left all those talks to his agents. (h/t Daily Star)
“My agents are in charge of this, whom I trust a lot. I saw the news, but I don’t care. I want to play.”
But when pushed to name a league that he liked the most, he chose the Premier League, which is being perceived as a boost for United in the pursuit of the youngster. (h/t Daily Star)
“I like the English league.”
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Mendes has a release clause of £41m. The 18-year-old has demonstrated great potential in his breakthrough year in Lisbon. He would be a fine understudy to Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams at United, before eventually going on to push for a starting berth.
And, with him open to a switch to the Premier League, the club may not have much difficulty in convincing him to make the jump either.