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.
Dimitar Berbatov makes Manchester United prediction about Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United star Dimitar Berbatov is backing Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes to strike up a 'great' on-field relationship.
Pogba is set to return to United's first team for the first time since December 26 after the coronavirus suspension gave the midfielder extra time to recover from the ankle surgery he underwent in January.
Fernandes is yet to play alongside Pogba but Berbatov is excited to see the pair in action when the league resumes in June. He told Betfair: "United have had a huge boost in Paul Pogba returning to fitness.
It is great news for the team. "The dangerous thing is that he hasn't played for so long, so hopefully he has prepared well and he will be ready to play at 100% again. "Is he going to start?
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