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 captain recently rejected an eye-watering three-year tax-free deal worth £200million to move to .

Bruno Fernandes has pocketed over £8m since snubbing a move to Saudi ArabiaThe Manchester United captain wants to continue at the top level

Al-Hilal were reportedly .

However, , 30, insisted that he wants to remain in Europe and play at the “top level”;.

And while his decision could 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”;.

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 and .

at Old Trafford until the summer of 2027.

Man United chiefs possess an option to extend the deal by a further 12 months.

Manager 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.”;