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.
How Man Utd bond between Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba holds key to long-term success
dailystar.co.ukThe form of Bruno Fernandes could have changed the transfer stance of Paul Pogba. The Manchester United midfielders are yet to feature in the same team but the ongoing break from Premier League action has allowed their World Cup winner to return to full fitness for the first time since December.
The 27-year-old was open about his desire to find a new challenge in the summer and fans could have been forgiven for expecting a move in the coming months despite the assurances of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
However, there is growing optimism that a bond between Fernandes and Pogba could help the long-term trophy winning hopes at the club, starting as early as this month.
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