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.
Five Manchester United signings who cost £200million but failed to live up to five-star billing
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have spent around £1.5billion since legendary manager Sir Alex Ferguson retired a decade ago and, as yet, they are yet to get a proper return on that jaw-dropping investment.
David Moyes, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Erik ten Hag have all been backed one way or another, financially, with their signings being a mixed bag on and off the pitch.
However, for every Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, there have some calamitous additions. Some transfers were expected to fail from the outset, but the real frustration has been when players simply failed to live up to their billing having succeeded elsewhere.
Here are five huge names who flopped. Want to join our MUFC Pro club for a totally ad-free version of the MEN's dedicated Manchester United FC app packed with premium features? Click here . ALSO READ: All of Ten Hag's signings at United ranked from best to worst Angel Di Maria: A magnificent player for club and country - just not United.
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