Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Arsenal have been second-best in the transfer window in recent years. They haven't had the money of the teams around them, so haven't been able to land a Virgil van Dijk, Alisson or Bruno Fernandes.
When they have spent money they brought in players that haven't really strengthened them: David Luiz and Nicolas Pepe - the latter costing a club-record £72million - prime examples.
But perhaps the most frustrating thing for Gunners supporters has been the apparent lack of preparation and poor foresight. By failing to be proactive on the contract front, Arsenal saw Aaron Ramsey - a key player with a value of around £20million - leave on a free.
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