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.
Graeme Souness sends Man Utd a Bruno Fernandes transfer warning
mirror.co.ukGraeme Souness has warned Manchester United that they need more than just Bruno Fernandes if they are to catch the likes of Liverpool.
Fernandes has hit the ground running at Old Trafford, and United had been closing in on the top four places prior to the coronavirus outbreak.
Liverpool legend Souness is a big fan of the Portuguese, and has heaped praise on the way in which he always looks to get the ball forward.
But Souness has warned United must sign further reinforcements to accompany Fernandes if they want to keep heading in the right direction. "Modern midfield players today get away with passing it sideways and backwards too much," Souness told Sky Sports. "It's all about their passing stats at the end of the game. "I think the
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