Manchester United completed the €55 million signing of Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon in January.
The United fans were aware of Fernandes’ quality for they grew increasingly patient to see him in the club’s colors, but not even the most optimistic of them could have anticipated the immense impact he has had so far.
The Portuguese has on several occasions outlined his desire to emulate Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford, a player he used to idolize growing up.
And in an Instagram Live interview with Mario Djurovski, he revealed that when the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of his compatriot finally arrived, he couldn’t help but let emotions get the better of him.
“It was a dream [come true] but it was a big dream,” Fernandes told.
“When I received the call saying: ‘Bruno, you have the chance of moving to Manchester’ I called my wife, my brother, my sister, my mother and just started crying.
“But I was crying through happiness. I fought all my life for this, for this top club. The chance was here and I needed to take it with both hands, to follow my dream.”
