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.
Donny van de Beek hints at new role for Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox Donny van de Beek plans to display his eye for goal at Manchester United after completing his £35million move from Ajax.
The 23-year-old can play a variety of roles in midfield, including in a deeper No. 6 role, but he wants to become a force around the penalty area for United.
There was a school of thought that Van de Beek would play a deeper role with Bruno Fernandes influential in a creative midfield position since his £47million arrival from Sporting Lisbon in January.
But Van de Beek, who scored 34 goals and provided 28 assists in 149 games at Ajax, wants to show his creative side as well, while also showing a work rate that he considers a major strength of his game. “I’m a midfielder that likes to go into the.
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