Ruben Amorim has shot down speculation linking Bruno Fernandes with a move to Real Madrid.
A story appeared in one of the weekend gossip columns suggesting Real Madrid were admirers of our in-form skipper, who will lead the team into battle at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday night.
After Fernandes admitted he previously had offers to move on, only to commit his future to the Reds by signing a new long-term contract, the subject was raised in the press conference to preview the Premier League clash at The City Ground.
Ruben was happy to refute any suggestion that Bruno could leave, explaining how our no.8 is a fan of the club and has no desire to seek pastures new: “No, it's not going to happen.”
When asked if United can satisfy the Portugal international's thirst for more silverware, his fellow countryman replied: “That is the challenge. I want Bruno here because like I said, maybe in the lowest moments of our season, we want to win the Premier League again.
“So we want the best players to continue with us. He's 29 [30], I think, but he's still so young because he plays 50, 55 games every season.
”Between assists and goals, he’s there for 30 [of them], at least. So he's the type of player that we want here, he's not going anywhere.“
When pressed if he knew Bruno's stance on the matter by having conversations with the captain, Ruben reiterated that the player is dedicated to achieving more success with the club, after lifting the Carabao Cup and Emirates FA Cup in the past two seasons.
“We are in control of the situation,
“ he insisted. ”
And I feel that he's really happy here, especially because he understands what we want to do.
“And then I think he's one more supporter of Manchester United and he really feels it. Sometimes the frustration that you see, everybody sees and says that maybe it's not a good thing in a captain. It's a sign that he wants this so bad.
”So this is the kind of player that we want, and he's not going anywhere because I already told him [so]!“