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 are ready to trigger the £41m release clause in Sporting Lisbon winger Joelson Fernandes’ contract, according to reports.Mikel Arteta is keen to splash the cash in the summer window with a number of transfer targets in mind.And it seems the Spaniard is looking to the future with 17-year-old Fernandes on his radar.Earlier this month Fernandes broke Cristiano Ronaldo’s longstanding Sporting record of becoming their youngest ever player when he featured as a late sub against Gil Vicente.The likes of Barcelona and Juventus have also been linked with a move for the highly-rated teenager who is represented by agent Kia Joorabchian, who has taken clients such as David Luiz and Cédric Soares to the Emirates in the last 12 months.Portuguese.
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