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 recalls tearful family phone calls after completing Man Utd transfer
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes claims he burst into tears after hearing the news that Manchester United were keen to sign him. The Portugal international moved to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window and has hit the ground running.
By the time football was halted in early March due to the coronavirus, Fernandes had been the catalyst for an improved run of form by the Red Devils.
There had been a clamour to sign the midfielder last summer with Tottenham also interested, but no club was willing to meet Sporting’s £75million price-tag.
In the end United agreed an initial £48m fee with the Portuguese side and Fernandes was given another chance to realise his dream.
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