The new Marcelo has no intention of transferring back to Manchester United! Manchester United refused to sell the demon for 12 million to avoid repeating the mistake of the past

The 21-year-old insists he is "very happy" at Benfica and has no intention of returning to Manchester United in January. The Red Devils sold him to Benfica for €6 million in the summer window, but with a €20 million buy-back clause, however, the transfer cannot be completed if the player himself does not agree.

Fernandes left Manchester United in January to join Benfica on loan, with an agreement to buy them out at the end of the season. Although the number of appearances of the player did not meet the target, Benfica was optimistic about his prospects and still activated the introduction clause.

It was considered a success, with Fernandes having been in excellent form this season, starting every game since mid-August and scoring two more goals in their last two appearances before the international break.

Such performances have even piqued interest from Barcelona and Real Madrid, but United have a buyback option that they can opt to activate in January. Left-backs have been a problem for United for more than a year, with Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia still out of action this season due to injury.

United's new head coach Ruben Amorim prefers to use a 343 formation and is demanding from wing-backs, with Fernandes Fernandes thought it could be the solution.

However, Fernandes himself said he did not want to return to Manchester United for the time being, telling Marca: "I have some people close to me and they are the ones who are concerned about this. To be honest, I didn't pay much attention to it. I'm focused on my task because I have to compete every three days. It's always good for the team to call you, everybody wants to grow, but I'm doing a great job here. Manchester United have a buy-back option but I'm happy here.'

Fernandes says he wants to win the league title, which is more realistic at Benfica than Manchester United. "I have a five-year contract with Benfica and I want to win the title and continue to grow personally because I'm only 21 years old. I want to win the title, whether it's in Spain or Benfica, and keep improving." He said.

At the age of 16, Fernandes moved from Real Madrid to Manchester United, and was once favored by Marcelo II, but Garnacho, who joined at the same time, has become a regular and has never played in the Red Devils' first team.

Especially at the beginning of the year, Ten Hag did not have any left-back, Luke Shaw and Malacia were injured, and Reguilon was returned, but Manchester United did not use A Fee, and he was loaned out again, which made A Fee, who was originally determined to return to Old Trafford, change his mind, and he even changed his name on the shirt, which is now printed with Carreras.

It is worth mentioning that another Academy player in the current Manchester United squad seems to be repeating the experience of Fernandes. 17-year-old England's 'New Luke Shaw' Harry Armas has been highly regarded but has never been featured under Ten Hag. Now, Manchester United seem to be looking to bring in a new wing-back, and Armas has been revealed to have been included in Aston Villa's shortlist.

Villa are said to be willing to pay £12.5 million for Armas and believe he has the ability to succeed 31-year-old Lucas Digne. Villa feel that with their future ambitions, Unai Emery can offer Armas a clearer path into the first team than Manchester United.

However, Manchester United have no intention of selling Armas with the experience of Fernando Fee, and Football Insider claims that the club will reject any offer for Adams. However, if Armas is not given playing time, he will eventually choose to leave. Armas joins Manchester United's Academy from Watford in 2023 on a contract run until 2027.