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.
Bayern Munich sporting director Max Eberl has explained why the club decided to allow Matthis de Ligt to join Manchester United.
United signed De Ligt from the Bundesliga champions last month in a deal worth €45million (£38million) plus potentially a further €5million (£4.2million) in add-ins.
De Ligt was not the only centre-back to be signed by the Reds in the summer transfer window, with Leny Yoro also arriving from Lille.
De Ligt made his full debut for United in the defeat to Liverpool earlier this month and scored his first goal as the Reds beat Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend.
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