Recap of Fernandes 'hurt' after Al-Hilal offerpublished at 11:21 BST
Image source, Getty ImagesAt the end of the 24/25 season, club officials told the Bruno Fernandes they would not stand in his way if he wanted to accept a huge offer from Saudi Pro-League club Al Hilal.
Fernandes has spoken previously about the "hurt" he felt.
After speaking to his family, he opted to stay, just as Wayne Rooney did after saying he wanted to leave in 2010, when all of Europe's leading clubs coveted him.
"I stayed because I thought I still had something that I can give back to the club," said Fernandes.
"Obviously the Saudi situation, with the money... there was a lot. The good thing I have in my family is that my wife is pretty down to earth like me.
"We're very aware that we don't want to be the richest person in the world. We just want to be the ones that have achieved the dreams they had and live a good life with their kids and trying to be as successful as possible.
"The words of my wife were like, 'have you achieved your dreams? Have you achieved everything you wanted?'.
"And that small thing she said made me understand that she's on the same page as me. Let's keep trying and see where this takes me."





