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Manchester United Captain Bruno Fernandes says he will not discuss his future with anyone until the next world cup.

The 31-year-old will make his 300th appearance for the combine on Saturday, as the club attempt to end a run of three consecutive home defeats.

It’s an achievement made all the more remarkable by the fact that Fernandes has missed just 17 games since his £47m move from Sporting in January 2020 – and only three through injury or illness.

The Portuguese rejected a big offer from Al-Hilal in the summer, then fended off subsequent interest elsewhere from the Saudi Pro League and Europe.

Fernandes knows the rumors about his future will not go away.

Sources close to him have previously told BBC Sport that he does not want to move to Saudi Arabia next summer outside the Premier League side.

It is understood Fernandes’ contract – which expires in 2027 with the option of an additional year – includes a clause that would allow him to join a club outside England for £56.68m (€65m) that it was triggered early enough.

However, Fernandes is not interested in talking about it.

“As I always say, I feel good here. I want to achieve my dreams,” he said.

“I can’t talk for the club. I’ve seen a lot of people talking that I had an agreement to go already next season. If the club has done that agreement, it wasn’t made with me. I haven’t spoken with anyone.

“My agent also knows how I work. If he wants to talk to me, it will be after the World Cup. Until then I won’t talk to anyone.”

Fernandes spoke to many people about Al-Hilal’s first interest in the public when going to the Post-Season in the United States of Asia.

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All accepted the money mentioned, even for one of the highest earners in the Premier League, is eye-watering. The fee, expected to be in excess of £100m, would be a club record sale.

But no one pushed the Fernandes. In fact, Amorim says the opposite.

“He said to me ‘No, we want more players who can help you become a better team. If we bring in some people and you lose your manager.

His wife Ana is broken.

“My family feels good here,” Fernandes said. “My kids love going to school. They love the way they live here, even the weather.

“Everything is settled. We sometimes say the house we have here, it feels more like home than the one in Portugal.

“The first thing he said was: ‘Have you achieved everything you wanted to achieve at the club?’ He knew I wasn’t there.

“When I talk about not fulfilling my dreams at the club, it’s a lot from what he told me.”