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 named world's most valuable midfielder as Paul Pogba fails to make top 20
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has been named the most valuable midfielder in world football. According to the latest CIES Football Observatory transfer value list, the Manchester United star is now worth a staggering £104.9million - £37.2m more than the Red Devils paid for him pre-coronavirus pandemic.
Mason Mount comes in second behind the Portuguese with a value of £102.5m, while Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong is valued at £102.1million and is third.
Manchester United's Paul Pogba fails to make the top 20 list, and according to the CIES Football Observatory, is valued at £50.6m, suggesting he has depreciated as a player since his £89m move to United in 2016.
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