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.
Get the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free From a selfish point of view it has been a positive few days for Manchester United's own plans following the elimination of key players from the European Championship.
Paul Pogba went out on a high with a starring role in France's shootout shocker against Switzerland, while Bruno Fernandes cut a frustrated figure as Portugal called upon him to try and avoid exit against Belgium.
Instead the midfield duo will be watching the rest of Euro 2020 like most of us, from the comfort of our own homes as a gripping international tournament reaches a nail-biting conclusion.
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