Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United continue to be locked in talks over a deal for Mateus Fernandes, and both clubs are now waiting on the midfielder to take a big step.While Fernandes has reportedly agreed to join Tottenham, the Lilywhites still have work to do to win the race for the 21-year-old.Man United are continuing to push Spurs in the race for the Portugal internaitonal, with both clubs working hard to reach an agreement with West Ham, which has proved elusive so far.Several sources have said over the last couple of days that the race for Fernandes will come down to the fee, with the club offering the better financial terms to the Hammers expected to secure the player.Photo by Luis Loureiro/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty ImagesTottenham are waiting for Mateus Fernandes to communicate desite to West HamJournalist Ben Jacobs has now revealed that the race for the 21-year-old continues to be in the balance, with both the Red Devils and the Lilywhites working hard to get it over the line.He claimed that both clubs are waiting for Fernandes to inform West Ham that he only wants to join them, which would put them in a much stronger negotiating position.Jacobs said on talkSPORT’s The Window: “Manchester United are still in talks with the player at the time of recording and West Ham United, and Tottenham are there as well. We’ve heard some suggestions in the last 24-48 hours that it’s a done deal with Spurs. We’re not there yet.“Tottenham have been in advanced talks with the player; Manchester United’s talks with the player pre-date Tottenham entering the race – and again, it could change very quickly. But at the time I’m recording this, Fernandes has not made a decision on which club he wants to join.“There could be others to enter the race as well. Remember, Arsenal were there a little bit earlier in the summer before the window opened; Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid also hold appreciation too.“But Manchester United are still in formal talks with West Ham, and what I sense here is both Man United and Spurs are waiting to see if they can get that communication from the player that he only wants to join a particular club – and then you’re in a stronger position to negotiate with West Ham United.”West Ham are not expected to relax their Fernandes stanceJacobs explains that the initial expectation was that West Ham would sell the midfielder before the end of June to offset their losses following their relegation.However, Nuno Espirito Santo’s men have no such constraint any longer and are thus not climbing down from their £85m asking price for the former Southampton man.Jacobs added: “Even though West Ham have gone down, they’ve got a cash injection of £90m and as a consequence, there is not as big an urgency anymore to try and bring in that £150m through sales alone…“It was thought maybe three or four weeks ago that West Ham United would need a bit of a fire sale, but now they are in a stronger financial position and that is going to allow them to dig in on this £80-85m asking price.”READ MORE: Tottenham make big Archie Gray decision after Bergvall requests a transfer awayThe post Mateus Fernandes update: Tottenham and Man United are both waiting for the same reason appeared first on Spurs Web.