New Tottenham signing Mateus Fernandes has opened up on why he rejected Manchester United in favour of a move to north London. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
Revealing that De Zerbi’s connection with his family on a personal level helped to lure him to Spurs, Fernandes revealed that the emotional commitment outweighed other offers on the table.
Matheus added that De Zerbi has vowed to take care of him and become his second father in England.
His words, “The way he [De Zerbi] spoke with me and my family was very important for me.
He was calling me every day, so I’m very happy to work with him, and hopefully we can do great things.
It was more about [forming a] connection, because my dad and my mum don’t speak English very well. It was more about feelings.
He said he would take care of me, that he would be my second dad in England. I’m very happy to work with him.”
On Pedro Porro, “He called me one day, I didn’t answer because I was sleeping. He said, in Portuguese, ‘Come on Mateus, you need to play with us, we want you. It was me that told the manager to bring you.’
Then when everything was done, I spoke with him a bit about the club, the mentality in the team, the team-mates as well. He’s an important player. He’s one of the best right-backs in the world. He’s a top guy.”
Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.
The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.
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