Bruno Fernandes rejecting Saudi Arabia is good news

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Which brings us to his decision to turn down Al Hilal this week.

“It would have been an easy move,” Fernandes said at a Portugal press conference on Monday evening.

“I had Ruben Neves and Joao Cancelo there, two people I have a great friendship with. But I want to stay at the highest level, play in big competitions, because I still feel capable. I want to keep being happy, I’m still very passionate about this sport, and I’m happy with my decision.”

Fernandes was reportedly offered a contract that would have more than doubled his already significant wages to move to Saudi Arabia, with Al Hilal also apparently prepared to pay a £80million ($108m) transfer fee to extract him.
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