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 signed Harry Maguire before Man Utd move – I was worried about one thing I saw
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United legend Steve Bruce admitted Harry Maguire's lack of pace worried him when signing him for Hull City. The former defender managed Hull for four years and was responsible for bringing in Maguire back in 2014 in a £2.5million move from his boyhood club Sheffield United.
The England international spent three years in Yorkshire where he achieved promotion to the Premier League in 2016 alongside Liverpool legend Andy Robertson. READ MORE: 'Get rid of them' - Wayne Rooney delivers brutal Manchester United squad verdict to Erik ten Hag READ MORE: Four Manchester United starters are playing for FA Cup final places vs Brighton Following Hull's relegation to the Championship, Maguire secured a £12million move to Leicester City and made an instant impact where he was awarded player of the season, as well as players' player of the season at the club's end of season awards.
After just two years at Leicester, the England international became the world's most expensive defender when signing for Manchester United for £80million in 2019.
He was named captain six months later in what has since been a disappointing tenure at Old Trafford where he's lost the captaincy to Bruno Fernandes as well as his place in the starting lineup.
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