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 explains Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's role in clinching Man Utd transfer
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has explained how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer convinced him to join Manchester United in a January transfer that proved in an instant success.
Fernandes had an immediate impact after joining United in a £50million switch from Sporting Lisbon, with Solskjaer's side still unbeaten since the midfielder signed.
The Red Devils were on an 11-game unbeaten run when the football season was halted due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Fernandes having played in nine of those games and contributed three goals and four assists.
And now Fernandes has revealed the key role United boss Solskjaer played in bringing him to the Premier League. "Since the beginning I wanted to join Manchester United," said Fernandes in a Q&A with fans
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