{"id":24807,"date":"2025-10-10T14:38:38","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:38:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/manchester-united-are-already-internally-preparing-a-replacement-for-fernandes-amid-fears-of-him-leaving-the-club\/"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T18:38:38","slug":"manchester-united-are-already-internally-preparing-a-replacement-for-fernandes-amid-fears-of-him-leaving-the-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/manchester-united-are-already-internally-preparing-a-replacement-for-fernandes-amid-fears-of-him-leaving-the-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United are already internally preparing a replacement for Fernandes amid fears of him leaving the club"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/manchester-united-are-already-internally-preparing-a-replacement-for-fernandes-amid-fears-of-him-leaving-the-club\/#Latest_information_on_Fernandes_future_at_Manchester_United\" >Latest information on Fernandes&#8217; future at Manchester United<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/manchester-united-are-already-internally-preparing-a-replacement-for-fernandes-amid-fears-of-him-leaving-the-club\/#Insiders_believe_Mainu_could_replace_Fernandes\" >Insiders believe Mainu could replace Fernandes<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Manchester United source has claimed that the Red Devils are already preparing an internal replacement as fears of Bruno Fernandes leaving the club begin to resurface.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"update-on-fernandes-39-man-utd-future\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Latest_information_on_Fernandes_future_at_Manchester_United\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Latest information on Fernandes&#8217; future at Manchester United<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There were moments when it looked like Fernandes would be sent off from Old Trafford after Saudi Arabia came calling, but in the end his heart was with Man United. Their star man remained without a transfer fee worth \u00a3100m, but the story may not end there.<\/p>\n<p>The reward for Fernandes&#8217; persistence was a new role in coach Ruben Amorim&#8217;s team. Instead of playing in one of two advanced roles as perhaps one of the Premier League&#8217;s best creators, the United captain has been asked to play in a deeper role alongside either Manuel Ugarte or Casemiro, and his output has taken a huge hit as a result.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>Fernandes PL stats P90<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>24\/25<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\">\n<p>25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>Carry into the penalty area<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.29<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.42<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>take on<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.57<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>0.84<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Fernandes is unlikely to repeat his 18-goal contribution from last season without having a direct influence in the area, and if United are unable to get the best out of their star man, there will be questions about his future.<\/p>\n<p>According to Football Insider, the Portugal international could be tempted to leave Old Trafford with clubs in the Saudi Professional League once again interested in a \u00a3100m deal.<\/p>\n<p>It was difficult to see how the Red Devils would cope without Fernandes last season. Everything positive came through him. However, with him now in a deeper role, INEOS may think it&#8217;s worth signing the 31-year-old while he&#8217;s still available.<\/p>\n<p>If that is the case, one Man United source believes Amorim will move towards finding a replacement internally.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"insider-believes-mainoo-could-replace-fernandes\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Insiders_believe_Mainu_could_replace_Fernandes\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Insiders believe Mainu could replace Fernandes<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Former Old Trafford scout Mick Brown says Man United are already preparing Koby Mainu to replace Fernandes, despite concerns that he could leave the club due to lack of game time.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-pullquote\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom pullquote\" id=\"custom_block_12\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Now, they&#8217;re always going to have a hard time finding a player as good as Bruno. I don&#8217;t believe they will, but I think the work to find that player is already underway.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>\u201cThe manager has made it clear that he sees them as competitors for the same role, so it seems to me that Mainu is listed as the best choice to replace him.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"custom_block-content pullquote\">\n<p>&#8220;Man United are reluctant to let Maynou leave. They see him as part of the club&#8217;s long-term future in the starting XI and that could be his chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Surely that makes sense. Mainu is a talented addition to coach Ruben Amorim&#8217;s plans this season, and a deeper role for Fernandes could open the door for the Carrington graduate.<\/p>\n<p>    If United&#8217;s captain were to leave, Mainu would be the perfect player to step into his new role, with the likes of Matheus Cunha and Brian Mbeumo filling the remaining creative roles.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Manchester United source has claimed that the Red Devils are already preparing an internal replacement as fears of Bruno Fernandes leaving the club begin to resurface. 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