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.
Manchester United's captain, Bruno Fernandes, has wished Donny van de Beek good luck after the Dutchman sealed a January transfer window loan switch to Bundesliga outfit Eintracht Frankfurt.
Van de Beek, 26, had a tough time in the Premier League since joining United from Ajax for £40million in 2020. Now, he's off to Eintracht Frankfurt on loan to get his career back on track.
Eintracht Frankfurt have paid a small loan fee to United and are taking care of most of Van de Beek's weekly wages of £125,000.
The German club has the option to buy the Dutch midfielder for €11million (£9.55m), with an additional €3m (£2.6m) in add-ons. READ MORE: Sergio Reguilon makes stance clear as he breaks silence on Manchester United exit READ MORE: Manchester United extend three players' contracts Many of Van de Beek's teammates have sent him messages on social media after the midfielder sealed his switch on the opening day of the January transfer window, including Fernandes.
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