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.
Bruno Fernandes admits he snubbed Tottenham for "dream team" Man Utd
mirror.co.ukManchester United star Bruno Fernandes has confirmed Tottenham were close to signing him in the past - but says that his preference was always Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
The creative playmaker finally made the move to the Premier League in January following months of speculation, and he has impressed so far, scoring twice and creating three assists in the division before football was suspended.
Much is expected of him when the season resumes later this month, but speaking in an Instagram Live video with former Serbian player Mario Gjurovski, Fernandes revealed he could have been lining up in the lilywhite shirt of Spurs. "The first club that was close to signing me was Tottenham with (Mauricio) Pochettino," Fernandes said. "But I
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