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 sends Paul Pogba message as duo prepare to start together for first time
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has told Paul Pogba they need to work on improving their celebrations as they prepare to start alongside each other for the first time.
The Portuguese midfielder headed to Old Trafford in January and has received glowing reviews since. It even led to some suggesting Pogba should be moved on at Manchester United due to Fernandes' swift impact.
But, after the Frenchman's cameo at Tottenham on Friday night, the pair are set to start in tandem against Sheffield United.
Pogba is known for his flamboyant personality, often showing off preempted celebrations with team-mates. And ahead of Wednesday night's clash Fernandes tweeted a picture of the pair saying: "We’ve got to work on a cooler celebration mates." The 25-year-old
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