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 among the United squad had been “not ok”, in a variety 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 guide 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 loosen up at this membership. You understand that there’s an enormous commonplace, an enormous consideration that you simply get from the media, from in every single place,” Fernandes stated.
“It’s not good to listen to sure issues, clearly. I don’t assume 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 you can be vital for the membership.”
The Europa League is United’s solely hope of salvaging a depressing season thus far.
Ruben Amorim’s staff sit thirteenth within the Premier League and are out of each home cup competitions.
Fernandes revealed he had the prospect to go away Previous Trafford final summer season 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 potential 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 believed 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 considered one of his predecessors because the membership’s captain.
Roy Keane claimed the 30-year-old was “not a fighter” and “expertise will not be sufficient” in a current media look.
Fernandes stated the previous Irish midfielder, who received 13 main trophies at United, is somebody he “massively respects” and is hoping to vary Keane’s thoughts.
“What I’m doing on the pitch to attempt to change his thoughts or attempting to do one thing that he most likely sees as a great factor,” Fernandes added.
Amorim has stated his aspect “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 believe he’s so vital for this staff. 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.
“Once you play for this staff, you must be ready for the critics, and I perceive that former gamers had lots of success right here and the requirements for them had 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 may be another colors, and you must perceive the context.
“Once more, he’s all the time there, attempting his finest, so I’m actually proud to teach a participant like him.”
