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.
Mark Bosnich believes Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes can form a partnership which will transform Manchester United into a 'real force' next season.
French midfielder Pogba was expected to leave Old Trafford this summer amid ongoing doubts over his future, but could end up staying as a result of the financial implications of the coronavirus pandemic.
Bosnich believes there is a good chance Pogba will stay at United for at least another year and he thinks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has the makings of a very good midfield already. “Forget about football, every industry in the world is going to take a hit, and has taken a hit and will continue to take a hit.
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