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.
Manchester United had been interested in a transfer for the Villa captain this summer, but the trail appeared to go cold after the Reds signed Donny van de Beek from Ajax for £35million.
After the deals for Van de Beek and Bruno Fernandes, plus this latest news on Grealish who has put pen to paper on a new five-year deal, speculation surrounding the 25-year-old and Old Trafford move comes to a close.After recently winning his debut England cap, Grealish has declared his delight at committing himself to boyhood club Villa until 2025. "I am delighted to make this commitment to Villa," he told the club's website. "It is my club, my home and I am very happy here.
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