Race for Raphina: Man U banks on Fernandes to push off Liverpool

Bruno Fernandes could be key to Manchester United beating Liverpool in the race for Leeds United winger Raphinha.

Both United and Liverpool are chasing the Brazilian.

And UOL says Fernandes has ‘daily contact’ with the Leeds star.

Speaking back in 2019 Fernandes expressed his admiration for his former Sporting teammate.

“Raphinha, I miss Raphinha,” Fernandes told Top Mercato in December 2019. “He’s a player with whom I had a different chemistry from the others. He understood me at a glance.

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“He knew, according to the movement of my body, where I was going to put the ball to him.

“I also miss him because he brought joy to the locker room. He’s also a responsible and hardworking person.”