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 described Paul Pogba as 'one of the best players in the world' as excitement among fans continues to grow over a prospective partnership in Manchester United's midfield.
Fernandes has shone for United since joining the club in January but is yet to play alongside Pogba, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury since Boxing Day.
Pogba underwent surgery in January and has returned to full fitness during the near three-month football hiatus. "I think Paul is one of the best players in Manchester and in the world," Fernandes said during an Instagram Live with Mario Djurovski. "He was injured for a lot of time.
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