PSG and Man Utd eyeing Mateus Fernandes as West Ham prepare for sale

[p]Nuno Espirito Santo's men have two games to overhaul a two-point deficit on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Tottenham Hotspur[/a] and climb out of the drop zone.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-ham/Cxq57r8g/"]West Ham[/a] travel to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/newcastle-utd/p6ahwuwJ/"]Newcastle United[/a] on Sunday before entertaining Leeds United on the final day. Relegation to the Championship could be confirmed by Tuesday if the Hammers lose to Newcastle and Tottenham beat Chelsea.[/p][p]Nonetheless, dropping back into the second tier would result in a fire sale at the London Stadium, and midfielder [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-mateus/rFdshPHI/"]Fernandes[/a] is one player they will sanction. [/p][p][b]According to [a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7275429/2026/05/14/mateus-fernandes/" target="_blank"]The Athletic[/a], West Ham are "preparing for life" without the Portuguese maestro, and he will be sold to fund their summer recruitment, irrespective of what division they're in.[/b][/p][image alt="Fernandes' season stats in the Premier League" id="b4f0296f-1c73-4413-a754-9f985f0a4c02" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform (photo by Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge)" guid="dcc5b19e-fccc-429e-bc5e-92984203766b" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]Champions League finalists Paris Saint-Germain are reportedly among Fernandes' suitors, with Manchester United also showing an interest in his signature as they begin their midfield overhaul. [/p][p]Fernandes has been magnificent since joining from Southampton last summer and has stepped up following the sale of Lucas Paqueta, with nine goal involvements in 40 matches this term.[/p][p]The 21-year-old is widely regarded as one of the Premier League's best young talents, and if he has a strong World Cup with Portugal, his stock and valuation will skyrocket even further.[/p]