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.
'I discovered Manchester United wanted to sign me in a chip shop and thought it was a prank'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAlexander Buttner has admitted he was in a local chip shop with a group of friends when he discovered Manchester United wanted to sign him, confessing that he thought it was a prank.
Following a series of impressive performances for Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem, the defender started to attract interest from several English clubs, such as QPR and Southampton.
However, against all odds, he sealed a move to Old Trafford in August 2012, putting pen to paper on a five-year contract. The now 34-year-old, who plays for De Graafschap, thought the whole situation was a prank, so much so that he almost put the phone down on his agent, who was informing him of United's interest in getting a deal over the line.
They signed him for £5million and he made a total 28 appearances for the club, chipping in with two goals and three assists, before leaving in 2014. READ MORE: United should listen to Bruno Fernandes' transfer advice READ MORE: Cameroon issue injury update on United goalkeeper Andre Onana More than a decade on from his arrival at Old Trafford, the former Netherlands Under-21 international has opened up about the moment he learnt of United's interest, revealing he was in a chip shop with a group of friends.
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