“What I keep hearing back from the Portuguese end is that they expect this deal to be done, they see Bruno Fernandes playing against Benfica on Friday, that being his final game, and then the transfer going through subsequent to that match,” Castles said on the Transfer Window podcast.
“I’m told Bruno Fernandes and his agent are happy for him to play in that game.
“Obviously it’s one of huge important to Sporting, they’re at home to Benfica, they don’t want to lose to their city rivals.
“There’s been question marks over why Sporting would take the risk of Bruno getting injured in that game, and a deal that they want to make, they want to sell this player, they want to reap the revenue from that deal, why they would do that.
source: express.co.uk