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 pinpoints Raphael Varane's new role at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes has explained he thinks Raphael Varane is a 'leader' at Manchester United.
United fans were desperate for Old Trafford chiefs to find Harry Maguire an elite centre-back partner and fans got their wish when it was announced that Varane had agreed to swap Madrid for Manchester this summer in a deal worth just under €50m.
Varane, 28, arrived at United with a glittering CV, having won four Champions Leagues, three La Liga titles and countless other major honour - including the World Cup with France - and he received a rapturous reception from supporters upon his unveiling.
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