 In the final game of the league 2006–07 season, Fernandes received a second bookable offense on a 90th minutes after receiving a yellow card in a first half which turns out to be Fernandes last appearance for Sion as Sion won 3–0 against St. Gallen.Fernandes signed for Manchester City from Sion on 14 July 2007 for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €6 million (£4.2 million), which would make his sale the second highest transfer in the history of the Swiss League.Following his signing, Sven-Göran Eriksson commented that he thought Fernandes was the "best young player in Switzerland."