Pranav Nair
Manchester United will need to pay £4.2m to Sporting Lisbon if Bruno Fernandes wins PFA POTY
According to The Times (Subscription Required), Manchester United will need to pay Sporting Lisbon £4.2m if Bruno Fernandes goes on to win this season’s PFA Player of the Year award.
The 26-year-old has been in fine form this season, scoring 22 goals and assisting 13 more in just 40 appearances. He is the club’s top scorer and is only behind Mohamed Salah in the race for the Premier League Golden Boot. (h/t Transfermarkt)
With him impressing, a number of clauses will come into effect where United will have to pay Sporting a number of bonuses.
Fernandes joined the Red Devils for an initial £46.6m from the Portuguese club. It could rise to £67.8m if all his performance clauses are met. They are due a £4.2m pay-out if he either wins the PFA Player of the Year award or finishes in the top three for the Ballon d’Or while at the club.
With him the bookies favourite for the former, there is every chance he could end up winning the prestigious trophy.
Sporting has already received £8.4m in bonus clauses from United. Given that he has been here just over a year at United, it is a testament to the impact he has had at Old Trafford.
The Old Trafford outfit paid the Portuguese giants £4.2m last year after qualifying for the Champions League. An additional £4.2m was paid when he started 25 games for the club.
So far, Fernandes’ transfer has amounted to £55m. Given the galvanizing impact, he has had, it is money well spent.
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Fernandes could very well make history of he overtakes Salah in the race for the PL golden boot. No midfielder in the history of the competition has won the award. It could very well be yet another milestone for the Red Devils number 18.
