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.
Bellingham, Grealish, Maddison, Sancho - which transfer target is the best fit for Manchester United?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United will be on the lookout for midfield reinforcements in the next transfer window, with creative talents at the top of their list.
As is common, the list of players being linked with a move to United is endless. Top talent from the Premier League, Championship and Bundesliga all appear to be in with a chance.
Bruno Fernandes signed from Sporting Lisbon in January, and will be far from the last big-money name through the door at Old Trafford.
But whoever is next to sign for United will need to dovetail well with the Portuguese 25-year old, as he has wasted no time in becoming the key man in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s midfield line-up.
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