Premier League: Man Utd made move to sign £42million striker

Man Utd officially completed the signing of Bruno Fernandes yesterday and now, the Red Devils should focus on luring a center forward on transfer deadline day.

If reports in the media are anything to go by then Man United made a move worth 25 million euros to sign Fenerbahce striker Vedat Muriqi, however, the Turkish club opted to reject the offer. Football fans from around the world can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

It has been stated that the Super Lig club does not want to sell their valued asset at the center of the campaign and value him at about 50 million euros £42million.

The 25-year-old striker has been extremely inspiring in Turkey. Last season, in 34 league appearances he netted 17 goals and also provided 8 assists for Caykur Rizespor.

He moved to Fenerbahce last year and as far as the current campaign is concerned so far, Kosovo international has directly contributed to 18 goals 13 goals and 5 assists in as many starts all competitions.

Muriqi made his senior international debut back in 2016 and has netted 8 times in 23 appearances for his country thus far.

Man Utd has not replaced Romelu Lukaku as yet and with Rashard out injured they must sign a top striker before the closure of the winter transfer window tonight.

Vedat Muriqi’s performance in the Turkish league indicates that he has got a quality eye for goal but is he good enough to bang regular goals in the Premier League? We will only see if he finishes up moving to England.

Bruno Fernandes shirt number after Man Utd signing

Bruno Fernandes will uniform the number 18 shirt at Manchester United, according to a leaked spitting image on social media. The Portuguese midfielder became Manchester United’s first signing of the January window on Thursday.

Fernandes joined Manchester United on Thursday, ending the window’s longest transfer saga.

The Portuguese top employed a long-term agreement at Old Trafford after Manchester United decided to pay a preliminary fee of £46.6million to Sporting Lisbon.

However, after the announcement was made fans were left waiting to see his shirt number.

Fans immediately began speculating over what shirt he would be given, having worn the number eight at Sporting. But now, it appears to have been cleared up.

Overnight, images emerged on Twitter showing Fernandes holding up a number 18 shirt with his name printed on the back. The two images were widely circulated, with another showing Fernandes with a group of people.

The 18 shirt has been leftward unfilled following Ashley Young’s latest transfer to Inter Milan.

After sealing the switch, Fernandes discussed the incredible feeling of having joined the Red Devils, while saying he wants to win trophies at Old Trafford.

Bruno saying about Man Utd

The 25-year-old playmaker said: "My love of Manchester United started when I used to watch Cristiano Ronaldo play and ever since then I have been a big fan of this great club.

For me to now play for Man Utd feels incredible, I have worked hard to get to this moment and I can promise the fans that I will give everything for the emblem to help transport us more achievement and awards.”

I want to be grateful for Sporting for all they have complete for me. It is strange to perceive the nice words that have been said about me from performers that used to play for this squad.

A huge thank you to Ole and everybody at Man Utd for the faith they have exposed in me and I cannot wait to start to repay that on the pitch.

Fernandes might brand his entrance for the Premier League getup on Saturday beside Wolves before the wintertime break.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to give anything away regarding when fans could expect to see him in a Manchester United shirt for the first time.

He explained: We have been following Bruno for several months and everybody here has been very captivated with all his qualities and what he will transport to this team.

Most prominently he is an enormous human being with a great character and his control qualities are clear for all to understand.

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