Manchester United have made a huge error by not selling Bruno Fernandes this summer.That is the opinion of talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham, who claims the Red Devils have missed their opportunity to land a significant windfall for their captain.Bruno Fernandes registered 21 Premier League assists last season – a new recordGettyFernandes has made a superb start to the season having netted four goals in four matches across all competitions.His latest strike came in Thursday’s 4-0 Champions League win over Sabah FK.His heroics come just weeks after the Portuguese was named PFA Player of the Year for the 2025/26 season.Bruno Fernandes previously offered exit routes from Old TraffordFernandes, whose contract is set to expire next summer, has long been linked with a move away from the club with credible interest from Turkey and Saudi Arabia.But the 32-year-old has shrugged off all outside noise to consistently deliver for Manchester United.However, Durham took a different stance on United’s talisman and explained his reason as to why he believes the Portuguese star has overstayed his welcome.Adrian Durham explains why Manchester United should’ve sold Bruno FernandesSpeaking to his colleagues and Manchester United fans Alex Crook and Angelina Kelly on the latest episode of talkSPORT’s Fiery Fridays podcast, Durham said: “I know you love Bruno Fernandes and I get it, those numbers were insane in that lazy season he had last season,” “He can be an absolute bully, usually against poor sides. I get your love for him but just hear me out on this.“I think Manchester United made a massive error not selling him in the summer [transfer] window.“You’re probably fuming inside but hold it in for now.Fernandes scooped up a string of major awards last seasonGetty“Bruno Fernandes has just turned 32, so this summer just gone, Bruno’s stock was the highest it could possibly be. Financially, his worth is reducing and reducing.“His value, according to AI right now, is £35million. His value in the summer – £87m.“On what level of business sense does it make sense to keep a player of that age. He’s never going to do those numbers again.‘So, United should have sold Bruno in the summer. The Player of the Year award would have inflated the fee even more. United could have got a lot of money for him.“Here’s the thing, we all know they overspent in midfield and underspent in defence.“They could’ve addressed that situation and I know United fans are thinking we can’t do anything without Bruno, panic without Bruno. We all know this isn’t true.”Bruno Fernandes is Manchester United’s talisman and continues to work wonders for his sideGettyDurham then explained how United boss Michael Carrick could have catered for the void left by a Fernandes departure.“Bruno has been excellent for United, I get that and fans love him,” he added.“But you can put [Matheus] Cunha at no.10, [Benjamin] Sesko at no.9. [Joshua] Zirkzee, [Mason] Mount – there are others that could potentially be back up no.10s.“I think this would have made perfect sense, a player right at his peak. He’s only going to fall to age 32 onwards.“Those numbers aren’t going to come back, this would have made perfect sense. Manchester United have missed a trick, should have sold Bruno in the summer.Did Bruno Fernandes have opportunities to leave Manchester United in the summer?Chief football correspondent Crook responded to Durham’s claim by reminding him that there were no legitimate offers on the table for Fernandes this summer.Adrian Durham says United have missed their chance at a huge sale“I didn’t see anyone knocking on the door offering £87m this summer. There was some talk of a move to Turkey but I think that was Bruno’s agent trying to get him a new contract.” Crook said.“You have to have a willing buyer, clubs don’t tend to pay that much for a 32-year-old.”Quizzed on whether United should consider handing their skipper a new deal next summer, Crook said: “When Marcus Rashford is still being paid more than him, I think he’s got every right to knock on Jason Wilcox’s door and ask him what he’s doing as director of football and ask him for a new contract.”