Bruno Fernandes insists his next career move will not be driven by finances although he admits he has 'dreams he wants to fulfil'.
The Sporting attacking midfielder has been heavily linked with a move away from Portugal in the summer window with Manchester United and Man City both having been linked with a move.
MEN Sport understand City are not interested in a move for the 24-year-old, while there is no official confirmation of interest from United.
Fernandes has previously revealed that the Premier League is his favourite competition but admits he still does not know where he will be playing his football next season.
"I honestly don't know," he told Portuguese TV channel SIC.
"I like to focus on things once the season is over, when I can think with calmness. The financial aspect always weights a lot, we have a short career. But staying here, I will always be able to raise money, it's not a financial issue.
"It's a matter of having dreams left to realise. It's a difficult choice, we never know what's going to happen. My connection to Sporting is very strong and it was even stronger after the events [in Alcochete] and having come back [to Sporting].
"It meant a lot to me how I was received, I'm close to home, I have my family, my daughter can grow up more easily at school, but there are dreams to be fulfilled in my head and which I would like to achieve.
"It hurts a lot to hear people say 'stay' and I do not know the future. Especially after the [Portuguese] Cup final, when I went up the stairs [to collect the Cup], a lot of people asked me to stay. Those same people last year were crying out of sorrow and it was different to now see them crying with joy."
