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Sporting CP manager Jorge Silas has said the club are considering "alternatives" to star midfielder Bruno Fernandes amid fresh speculation linking the player with a move to Manchester United.
Fernandes has been Sporting's star man for a while and has subsequently been linked with some of the biggest teams in European football, including the Red Devils.
With the transfer window open, Silas was quizzed on the prospect of Fernandes moving on and how the team would cope without him, per O Jogo (h/t Lucas Sposito of Sport Witness):
"He's a huge player.