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 could land Denis Zakaria in the summer with the coronavirus potentially forcing Borussia Monchengladbach to sell him.
The Red Devils have been heavily linked with the midfielder in recent times with reports they face competition from Liverpool in their bid to land the 23-year-old.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to sign midfield reinforcements with the likely exit of Paul Pogba on the horizon and Zakaria fits the bill.
Bruno Fernandes recently signed from Sporting Lisbon and United hope to bag Zakaria to play alongside the Portuguese. The holding midfielder has played nearly 100 times for Monchengladbach since he signed from Young Boys in Switzerland in 2017 and has been impressive.
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