West Ham star Matheus Fernandes has reportedly decided his \u2018preference\u2019 between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n
Fernandes <\/a>has been on the radar of several clubs in recent months, with Man Utd and Tottenham recently mooted as potential destinations for the midfielder.<\/p>\n The 21-year-old was one of West Ham\u2019s top performers in their relegation season, and he is certainly good enough to play for some of the best teams in the Premier League.<\/p>\n Man Utd<\/a>, who are in the market for as many as three new midfielders this summer, were initially mooted as the most likely destination for Fernandes, but Tottenham are making a serious play to beat them in the race to secure his services.<\/p>\n On Thursday, a report claimed Fernandes is in favour of a move to Tottenham<\/a>,<\/p>\n READ: Newcastle star wants Man Utd transfer for two reasons after Romano reveals \u2018active talks\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n However, respected reporter Andy Mitten claims Fernandes \u201cprefers\u201d Man Utd over Tottenham and a deal will happen if they can settle on a fee with West Ham.<\/p>\n \u201cManchester United understand that the player [Mateus Fernades] wants to join the club,\u201d Mitten said on the Talk of the Devils podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWest Ham want the highest fee, as much money as possible and an auction situation, maybe his agent does as well and the agent is influencing the player. Jorge Mendes is the agent.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m told he would play for Spurs, but prefers Manchester United.<\/p>\n Mitten added: \u201cIt boils down to how much United want to pay for the player. They don\u2019t want to get into an auction situation.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Transfer rumour ranking: Germany star among two Man Utd midfield alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n It has been suggested that Fernandes could cost around \u00a380m this summer, and ex-Man Utd star Paul Ince thinks it is \u201ccrazy\u201d that this is his valuation.<\/p>\n \u201cWell, it\u2019s funny\u2026 I went from West Ham to Man United for \u00a31 million! Which is absolute madness when you look at the prices today,\u201d Ince told TEAMtalk.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhen you are spending that type of money \u00a380million, \u00a3110million, you expect that kind of money to be reserved for a striker who guarantees you 30 goals a season.<\/p>\n \u201cMateus Fernandes at West Ham\u2026 they\u2019re talking \u00a380 million for him. I mean, before he joined West Ham, he played in a Southampton side that went down; he\u2019s now had back-to-back relegations, so to command that kind of money is crazy.\u201d<\/p>\n