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.
Get the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United fans have been treated to a trip down memory lane by the sensational Bruno Fernandes.
On the back of his Euro 2020 charge with Portugal, the 26-year-old has returned to training with United as they prepare to turn their attentions to the upcoming Premier League season.
But will Fernandes inspire them to a first title since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson? Sporting Lisbon to Old Trafford and on to the pinnacle of world football is, of course, a path well-trodden before.
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