Manchester United co-owner says some gamers are ‘overpaid’, however membership captain defends his teammates.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes says it isn’t the gamers’ fault for the contracts signed off by the membership as he hits again at claims by co-owner Jim Ratcliffe that some are “overpaid”.
Fernandes was singled out for reward by Ratcliffe, who additionally stated a number of the United squad have been “not ok”, in a spread of media interviews this week.
The United captain led by instance by scoring a hat-trick in Thursday’s 4-1 win over Actual Sociedad to ebook a spot within the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
And he defended his teammates after Ratcliffe singled out the signings of Casemiro, Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana as examples of costly offers made earlier than he arrived on the membership that United are nonetheless paying for.
“We will’t chill out at this membership. that there’s an enormous customary, an enormous consideration that you simply get from the media, from all over the place,” Fernandes stated.
“It’s not good to listen to sure issues, clearly. I don’t suppose that any participant likes to listen to criticism or issues which can be talked about to you, that you simply’re not ok otherwise you’re overpaid or no matter.
“Everybody has their very own contract. The membership agrees to do the contracts on the time you come right here or on the time you do a brand new contract or no matter, and it’s about your self, proving that you could be essential for the membership.”
The Europa League is United’s solely hope of salvaging a depressing season thus far.
Ruben Amorim’s crew sit thirteenth within the Premier League and are out of each home cup competitions.
Fernandes revealed he had the possibility to go away Outdated Trafford final summer time however reiterated his want to win extra trophies as captain.
“I sat with the membership as a result of I had a proposal to go away,” the Portuguese midfielder added. “We talked about the opportunity of me leaving the membership or staying.
“They stated what they needed from me. I simply requested in the event that they nonetheless see me as a part of the way forward for the membership or not. I spoke on the time with [former manager, Erik] ten Hag additionally.
“He was very clear with me, the membership was very clear with me, that they thought I might be an enormous a part of this rebuild. I assumed that we may very well be profitable.”
Regardless of Fernandes’s return of 15 targets this season as United’s stand-out performer, he has nonetheless acquired criticism from one in every of his predecessors because the membership’s captain.
Roy Keane claimed the 30-year-old was “not a fighter” and “expertise isn’t sufficient” in a latest media look.
Fernandes stated the previous Irish midfielder, who received 13 main trophies at United, is somebody he “massively respects” and is hoping to alter Keane’s thoughts.
“What I’m doing on the pitch to attempt to change his thoughts or making an attempt to do one thing that he in all probability sees as a very good factor,” Fernandes added.
Amorim has stated his facet “want extra Brunos” if they’re to rediscover their former glories.
Of Fernandes’s 15 targets this season, six have come within the final six video games.
“I feel he’s so essential for this crew. You may see it by the numbers, and you may see from these final video games. He’s all the time the man that scores,” Amorim stated.
“If you play for this crew, you need to be ready for the critics, and I perceive that former gamers had loads of success right here and the requirements for them have been so excessive that they see the issues like that typically as black and white.
“In life typically, it’s not simply black and white. There’s another colors, and you need to perceive the context.
“Once more, he’s all the time there, making an attempt his finest, so I’m actually proud to teach a participant like him.”
