Jesus also attempted to bring Fernandes to Al-Nassr to join his Portugal teammate Cristiano Ronaldo. The two coaches had previously discussed the possibility of Fernandes joining Al-Nassr last year.

"I wanted to sign Fernandes," Jesus said in an interview, "but Bruno is determined to stay." Jesus acknowledged that Fernandes had made a decision to continue with Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim.

Jesus expressed his disagreement with the notion that the Premier League is the best league in the world. Instead, he believes that the Spanish league is the strongest.