Fernandes demands ‘parity’ with Martial and co at Man Utd

The Portugal international again showed his value to the Red Devils with a brace in their 2-2 draw against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Fernandes had gone through a bit of a dry spell by his standards with only one goal and one assist in the previous ten matches in all competitions – but he has been consistently one of their best performers since joining from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020.

The 27-year-old has contributed a brilliant 33 goals and 22 assists in 70 Premier League appearances for Man Utd since completing an initial £47m transfer from Portugal.

Fernandes doubled his £50,000-a-week wages when he joined Man Utd but he is now ‘looking for parity with leading earners’ at the Premier League club.

Man Utd attempted to renew Fernandes’ contract on improved terms in November 2020, only for Fernandes and his representatives to reject the deal.