Transfer Rumors: European Giants Want Fernandes; Haaland’s Man City Exit Threat

Manchester United could be poised for a seismic summer shake-up, with captain Bruno Fernandes emerging as a prime target for Europe’s heavyweight clubs while striker Erling Haaland has told Manchester City he will follow manager Pep Guardiola out the exit door if the Catalan departs, according to multiple sources.

United, seeking fresh funds to overhaul an under-performing midfield, are open to selling Fernandes despite the Portuguese playmaker’s status as dressing-room leader and creative fulcrum. Interest from the Saudi Pro League is concrete, yet Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain have both registered strong interest in keeping the 29-year-old on the continent, setting the stage for a bidding war that could surpass £70 million.

Any proceeds from a Fernandes sale would immediately be reinvested. Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali has already signaled he wants Old Trafford to be his next destination, rebuffing Arsenal’s advances, while Borussia Dortmund’s Felix Nmecha is also on the club’s shortlist. Chelsea and Tottenham are poised to rival United for Nmecha’s signature, guaranteeing a scramble for one of Germany’s most athletic box-to-box prospects.

Across the city, uncertainty at the Etihad threatens to detonate the Premier League’s most lethal attack. Guardiola has privately informed Bernardo Silva he will not be offered a new contract, clearing a path to Barcelona, but the bigger story involves Haaland. Sources close to the Norwegian say he has warned club chiefs he will seek a move “as early as this summer” if Guardiola decides to leave, a development that would alert every super-club from Madrid to Munich.

Elsewhere, Aston Villa and Liverpool are monitoring Tottenham teenager Lucas Bergvall, hoping Champions League football can lure the Swede away from North London. Arsenal saw a €120 million offer for Atlético Madrid’s Julián Alvarez rebuffed last summer before pivoting to Viktor Gyökeres, while Nottingham Forest are ready to test Olympiacos with a €20 million bid for highly rated goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis. Arsenal, Liverpool, Juventus, Napoli, Roma, Bayern and Galatasaray are all on red alert for the 23-year-old stopper.

Chelsea, meanwhile, have set their sights on Brighton’s Bart Verbruggen as Mauricio Pochettino plans for life after Robert Sánchez. Villa want Chelsea-owned Nicolas Jackson once his loan at Bayern ends, though Manchester United, Newcastle and Tottenham are also circling the Senegal striker. Liverpool are finalizing a €35 million swoop for Palmeiras winger Allan, who will remain in Brazil until after the World Cup.

West Ham have stolen a march on Promise David, the Union Saint-Gilloise striker wanted by Brighton, Leeds, Newcastle and Sunderland, while Rangers will demand more than £10 million for center-back Emmanuel Fernandez amid Arsenal, Chelsea and Bayern interest. Real Madrid are tracking Tottenham’s Luka Vušković after the Croatian impressed on loan at Hamburg, and Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal has urged the club to keep Jules Koundé, labeling the Frenchman one of his closest friends.

Barcelona, still smarting from the cut-price exits of teenagers Marc Guiu and Dro Fernández, are rewriting youth contracts to include gradually escalating release clauses. They could also trigger a €30 million option to make Marcus Rashford’s loan permanent before flipping him for double that fee to fund a return for Jan Virgili from Mallorca. Levante’s Karl Etta Eyong rejected a €30 million move to CSKA Moscow in January and now has Arsenal, Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid on his trail.

With Europe’s elite poised to spend big and star names agitating for fresh challenges, the upcoming window promises blockbuster moves from Manchester to Madrid.