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 ‘not ruled out’ taking Man Utd’s Jesse Lingard as Dani Ceballos' replacement
dailystar.co.ukArsenal could reportedly turn to Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard to replace Dani Ceballos when the Spaniard returns to parent club Real Madrid in the summer.
Lingard has been in poor form for the Red Devils this season, having failed to contribute a Premier League goal or an assist since December 2018, and the club are expected to cut ties with him at the end of the season.
New signing Bruno Fernandes plays in a similar position to the 27-year-old and has hit the ground running since joining from Sporting Lisbon in January.
The Portuguese international has netted three goals and contributed four assists in just nine appearances so far and his excellent start to life at Old Trafford will make the decision to let Lingard go much
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