Fernandes resisted an offer of £60m-a-year from the Saudis at the end of last season.
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And it's now emerged Jorge Jesus also tried to being Fernandes to Al-Nassr to join his Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.
"I wanted to (sign Fernandes), but Bruno is determined to stay,” he told Sport Informa.
“We already talked last year. This year I knew he had made the decision to continue with (United manager Ruben) Amorim.
“He's in a league that they say is the best in the world, but I don't agree. For me, it's the Spanish league."