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West Ham to bid £12M for Benfica's Fernandes

West Ham United intend to bring Benfica midfielder Manuel Fernandes back to the Premiership next season.

The People says West Ham are ready to splash £12million on Benfica ace Fernandes - currently playing for Portugal in the Euro Under-21 Championship in Holland.

Fernandes had a taste of Premiership football last season. He wants more of it and Benfica are prepared to let him go if the price is right.

He started the last campaign with Portsmouth. But their boss, Harry Redknapp, was not prepared to meet the £12m asking price, so he moved on to Everton.

Fernandes got the same response from Goodison chief David Moyes and went back to Lisbon. Now he is hoping to be part of the revolution taking place at Upton Park.

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