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Man Utd captain Bruno Fernandes rakes in £8million off the pitch after snubbing mega-money Saudi Arabia transfer
BRUNO FERNANDES has scored £8million in image rights payments - softening the blow of snubbing the mega riches on offer at Al-Hilal.
The Manchester United captain recently rejected an eye-watering three-year tax-free deal worth £200million to move to Saudi Arabia.
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Al-Hilal were reportedly ready to pay United a £100million fee.
However, Fernandes, 30, insisted that he wants to remain in Europe and play at the 'top level'.
And while his decision could cost him hundreds of millions of pounds, latest accounts for his image rights firm show he has tucked away £8million in off-pitch earnings.
Paperwork covering the 2023/24 season shows the attacker has piled up £8.3million in BF8 Sports Limited, the firm he used for off-field pay.
That figure shot up £2.1million compared to the previous year.
That works out at £175,000 a month on top of his playing pay.
After paying bills, the Portuguese star is left with £7,849,371.
The company was set up in 2020 and is listed as 'other sports activities'.
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Fernandes is reportedly on £12.5million a year at United, with bonuses, image rights and lucrative sponsorship deals with brands such as Adidas and EA Sports earning him additional millions.
He is also reported to have a number of properties in both England and Portugal.
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Fernandes is under contract at Old Trafford until the summer of 2027.
Man United chiefs possess an option to extend the deal by a further 12 months.
Manager Ruben Amorim has made clear he believes United must keep hold of Fernandes if they want to be successful.
He said: 'He is seeing us taking some actions to change all the things and I think that is all that he wants to stay.
'He's saying 'no' to a lot of things, but it shows that he wants to win.
'He's really young, he's really good. He needs to be in the best league in the world.'
