Fernandes has made his unofficial debut for Tottenham Hotspur against MK Dons today and made an immediate impact.
The 22-year-old opened the scoring with a screamer during Spurs’ behind-closed-doors friendly against the League One club at Hotspur Way.
Manchester United were not convinced he is worth £85 million, but the Spurs midfielder will be eager to prove them wrong.
The Red Devils offered West Ham staggered payments, but their bid was rejected.
However, Tottenham paid everything in a lump sum and will be pleased with his performance.
Man United remain in the hunt for a midfield signing, and they will be desperate to sign a player who will outperform Tottenham’s summer arrival.
Spurs may have struck gold with this signing from the look of things, and manager Roberto De Zerbi will hope he hits the ground running when the new campaign starts next month.
Fernandes suffered back-to-back Premier League relegations with Southampton and West Ham, and he will now look to achieve a top-five finish with the Lilywhites next season.
Spurs fielded a weakened team for the game, with Djed Spence, Pedro Porro, Marcos Senesi and Cristian Romero amongst the players who missed out.
Jan Paul van Hecke, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso, Rodrigo Bentancur, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr, and Andy Robertson were also absent.
