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 on "amazing" Paul Pogba and playing alongside Frenchman at Man Utd
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes is relishing the opportunity to play alongside Paul Pogba for the first time at Manchester United. Fernandes has impressed for the Red Devils since signing for the club in January, but he has yet to play alongside Pogba, who was injured before lockdown.
The two could feature in Friday's game against Tottenham, and there has been some debate over how manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can best accommodate the two.
Fernandes, though, is not concerned about Solskjaer's selection headache - and is instead looking forward to forming a midfield partnership with the French World Cup winner. "I think everyone is excited to see Paul Pogba play again.
Read more on mirror.co.uk
