The Portugal international could have been coached by the Chelsea regular manager if he had moved to Ligue 1
Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he wanted to sign Bruno Fernandes at PSG before the Portuguese star joined Manchester United.
Chelsea are now in charge of keeping the £ 47 million sign from Sporting silent on Sunday at Stamford Bridge when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side visited.
Antero Henrique, former PSG sports director, then took manager Tuchel to Fernandes ’talents. Tuchel is now considered the 26-year-old among the best players in the world.
What did Tuchel say about Fernandes?
“With my first sports director in Paris, Antero Henrique, a Portuguese sports director, and he knew [Fernandes] very good, “Chelsea boss Tuchel told reporters ahead of Sunday ‘s game.
“We were fighting hard to connect with him and bring him to our team. I got to know him in more detail, so we watched more and more games about him and we followed him and tried to communicate with him to make it happen.
“Of course, he decided [to sign for Man Utd] and I never personally communicated with him, but we tried and went the other way. [It is] bad for us that we have to play against it. “
What does Tuchel think of Fernandes’ influence at Man Utd?
“The impact he has had since joining Manchester United is inevitable and incredible,” Tuchel said.
“Coming from Portugal, from a competitive team, a big club but not from the strongest league and graduating in a year to one of the biggest clubs in the Premier League and the strongest league in Europe and for this kind of victory get, I have nothing but the utmost respect for this one.
“He’s unique. He’s one of the best midfielders in the world, attacking midfielders, and he has a huge, huge impact and for you to have this as one. football, you have to be completely superior because this is almost impossible.
“But he has such an impact on their game, on their attacking game that he’s a big key to defending against him, being around and close and he’s a key player at Man Utd in a way. which is unique. “
How amazing is Fernandes?
Fernandes have the biggest goals in the Premier League this season after scoring 15 goals and 10 assists in the division.
In all competitions, Fernandes has 22 goals and 13 assists and has always been present in the Solskjaer line, playing 2,940 minutes in 38 appearances.