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.
Gary Neville orders Man Utd to copy Liverpool transfer for Premier League titles
mirror.co.ukGary Neville has told Manchester United copy Liverpool and make a Virgil van Dijk-esque signing to follow in the Reds' footsteps to Premier League glory.
Jurgen Klopp splashed £75million to bring defender van Dijk to Anfield in January 2018, which turned Liverpool from top four challengers into Premier League champions.
United had hoped that Harry Maguire would provide a similar backbone at Old Trafford but a lack of consistently impressive partner has prevented that from happening.
The Red Devils have shown glimpses of a title hopeful in recent weeks with Bruno Fernandes bedding in quickly and Paul Pogba returning to fitness.
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