A Spanish journalist has poured cold water on the suggestions that Real Madrid could make a $116m move for Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes this summer. A report emerged from The Daily Express in the United Kingdom claiming that Real Madrid could look to Fernandes as a potential replacement for Luka Modric should the Croatian depart in the summer.

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim is understood to have made his feelings clear to the board about the sale of Bruno Fernandes amid claims Real Madrid are willing to shatter the Red Devils’ transfer record to sign the star – though the dilemma facing Sir Jim Ratcliffe could prove his undoing.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a cold-blooded businessman and, with Manchester United in a mess financially, the billionaire co-owner wouldn't hesitate to sell Bruno Fernandes this summer