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.
Manchester United are hoping to tie Bruno Fernandes to a new contract before the start of the European Championships next month.The Portuguese playmaker has been a revelation since signing for the Red Devils in January 2020 and is already one of the biggest stars in the Premier League.Fernandes has an astonishing 39 goals and 25 assists in just 76 games, more than repaying the £55million or so they have already laid out for him.
And less than 18 months after bringing him to Old Trafford, United bosses are keen to tie his future to the club and the Sun report he could be offered a bumper £200,000-per-week contract.
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