Manchester United Skipper Bruno Fernandes says he could leave the club last season.
The 30-year-old was United’s hero on Thursday night, scoring a hat-trick as they hit Real Sociedad moving into the Europa and Lyon League quarterfinals.
He was also excluded Praise by co -owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe In an interview with BBC Sport on Monday.
But Fernandes said there had been an offer to sign him in the warm season and he had a conversation with the club about his fate.
“I stayed with the club because I had an offer to leave,” he said. “We talked about the possibility of me leaving the club or sitting.
“They said what they wanted from me. I just asked if they still saw me as part of the club’s future or not. I talked at that time with (Erik) ten hag too.
“He was very clear with me, the club was so clear with me, that they thought I would be a major part of this construction. I thought we could succeed.”
International Portugal now has 15 goals this season. None of his fellow players came into the number twice.
In a campaign that has been bad for United, who are the 14th in the Premier League and with the severity of their bad home campaign since the 1973-74 season, it is not difficult to imagine the controversy they would be in talks with Fernandes in the summer they took the turn than Bayern Munich among others.
After ten hag was cheated in October, his colleague of Fernandes’ Ruben Amorim came as an alternative – but the worst was not good.
Last month former story captain Roy Keane blamed Fernandes, saying “talent is not enough” and that he was not a “fighter”.
Even Amorim, because of the exploitation of Fernandes’ Europa League said his captain needs “Believe” more fellow players.
“Roy Keane was an amazing captain for the club, one of the best as everyone says,” Fernandes said.
“I didn’t have a chance to see much from him, just a few years ago, but he was a good player who won everything to the club. He is highly respected from everyone and has all my respect.
“He must give his opinion in the plan and this is what he thinks about me.
“I don’t want to copy anyone. I try to be the best captain who I can with my team teammates and help everyone in the best way I know.”
