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 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally got what he wanted from Ed Woodward at Man Utd
dailystar.co.ukManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wanted to bring Bruno Fernandes to the club in the summer but was forced to wait until January.
Solskjaer was able to spend £150m on new recruits in the form of centre-back Harry Maguire , right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka and winger Daniel James.
The Norwegian is attempting to stage a major rebuild at the club and viewed all three players as key parts of his long-term plan.
However, according to Unibet, Solskjaer was desperate to make a fourth signing in the form of a non-forward who could score goals.
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