£85m star would “prefer Manchester United” transfer over Tottenham, says top journalist

Michael Carrick looks like he has the team on the up again, so Fernandes would do well to wait it out and see if he can get his preferred move to Old Trafford.

Even if United don’t end up paying what’s required for the 21-year-old, he could probably still be patient and find he has better opportunities than Spurs before too long.