Bruno Fernandes has been heavily linked with big-money moves to the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid, but the highly-rated midfielder says he “feels the love” at Sporting.
Transfer talk over the summer suggested that the Portugal international was destined to leave his homeland.
The window was, however, to slam shut with no deal done for a man who is said to have a £31 million ($40m) release clause in the contract he penned back in 2018.
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Triggering that clause would be no problem for the leading sides said to have Fernandes in their sights, with another market about to swing open its doors in January.