If this continues any longer, the Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United transfer saga may just eclipse the whole Paul Pogba drama from last summer.Reports in recent weeks have claimed the Red Devils are very much interested in bringing the Portugal international to Old Trafford, but it now appears discussions have reached a point of who will blink first.Speaking on the Transfer Window Podcast, journalist Duncan Castles has revealed the reason United are not willing to increase their offer for Fernandes, is that the midfielder’s agent, Miguel Pinho, has indicated Sporting CP would sell for €50m. The Manchester side are therefore adamant they will not go above.Watch Manchester United Videos With StreamFootball.tv Below

After hearing about the latest update on their pursuit of the Portuguese ace, United fans took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the matter, with a couple suggesting that they aren’t in a position to be dilly-dallying.

Some fans of the Manchester side took aim at Ed Woodward for his role in the saga, and placed the blame on his shoulders.

One fan raised an interesting point on how United may actually be doing the right thing in refusing to buckle in their estimation of Fernandes. The Red Devils would show some much-needed back-bone if they do pull off a deal for the midfielder at the price they were willing to play, but it’s certainly a dangerous game to play.

So the plot continues to thicken. With weeks already having gone by in this transfer window, United are edging closer to a scenario where they don’t sign a single player. The dragging out of their swoop for Fernandes has left them in a predicament where they appear to have put all their eggs in this one basket, and it’s now make-or-break.

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If they can’t find a way to break the impasse, then the Red Devils face the real prospect of heading into the business end of the season with just Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard as their options in that all-important number ten role.

Meanwhile, Manchester United fans have torn into this ace after his nightmare display against Liverpool.