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 Bruno Fernandes has praised Manchester United teammate Donny van de Beek for the good shape he has returned to pre-season training in.
After arriving from Ajax amid much fanfare last summer, Van de Beek endured a difficult first season at United, which saw the midfielder start just four times in the Premier League.
The Dutchman suffered another blow on the eve of Euro 2020, with an injury ruling him out of the tournament and denying him the chance to represent his country.
However, Van de Beek has clearly put the extra time he gained off this summer as a result to good use as he returned to Carrington for
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