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 Paul Pogba influenced Man Utd's decision to buy Bruno Fernandes
dailystar.co.ukManchester United midfielder Paul Pogba could have had an indirect impact on the club going all out to sign Bruno Fernandes in January.
The French World Cup winner has been on the sidelines for much of the current season, and his place in the team will no longer be a certainty with Fernandes, Fred and Scott McTominay all impressing in his absence.
The Portugal international was named the Premier League player of the month for his performances during his debut month of February, but had Pogba have remained fit - United may not have brought him in.
Pogba, 27, has not featured since the Boxing Day clash against Newcastle and only recently returned to first-team training before coronavirus fears forced the season to be postponed.
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