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Manchester United is preparing to sit down with Bruno Fernandes and hammer out a new deal before the Portuguese midfielder’s current contract runs its course.
Fernandes’s current deal is worth £250,000 per week and is set to expire in June 2026, though it includes a clause for an optional one-year extension that could push it into June 2027. The club reportedly aims to open negotiations before the end of 2026, with a new offer that could reach £375,000 per week plus performance bonuses.
That is a 50% raise.
The Fernandes factor
Fernandes joined Manchester United from Sporting CP in January 2020 for a fee of £47 million. He was handed the captain’s armband and signed a contract extension in April 2022.
Where crypto enters the picture
Manchester United has a sponsorship deal with blockchain platform Tezos valued at over £20 million annually, a partnership confirmed in February 2022. That deal made Tezos the club’s official training kit partner.
Fernandes’s contract negotiations themselves have no direct digital asset component. No digital asset ties have been reported in relation to Fernandes’s contract discussions.
Tezos maintained its relationship with United through the broader crypto market downturn in 2022 and into 2023.
What this means for investors
The renewal status of deals like the Tezos-United partnership matters. If United renegotiates its blockchain sponsorship at a higher valuation alongside player contract extensions, it signals that the club views crypto partnerships as stable, bankable revenue.
When one top club maintains a blockchain partnership worth over £20 million per year, it creates pressure on rival clubs to seek similar deals. That competition can inflate sponsorship values, which in turn means more capital flowing from crypto treasuries into sports marketing.
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