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 transfer could have cost Man Utd just £18m this summer
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes could have cost Manchester United just £18m if they had made a move for him this summer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had made the Portugal international a top target in the transfer window.
But the Red Devils could not negotiate a deal with Sporting Lisbon, despite the midfielder keen on the transfer. Instead, Fernandes stayed and had a fine season, scoring 15 goals in all competitions prior to the January window.
Upon the winter sales opening, the 25-year-old eventually got his move to Old Trafford. However, it did not come cheap and United have had to pay up to £67m for his services.
That is a stark increase from the £18m that they could have got him for in the summer. According to Sporting president Federico Varandas, United
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