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.
Get the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United laboured to a 1-1 draw away to Southampton last time out, struggling to create chances in a match where the Saints managed to stifle the creativity of Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
United were hit with an injury blow on Thursday after it was revealed that Scott McTominay has been carrying an injury since the early summer and underwent minor surgery to repair the issue.
It is expected the Scotsman will be out for at least a few weeks, leaving Ole Gunnar Solskjaer weaker in central midfield. United have been heavily linked with the signings of Yves Bissouma and Declan Rice as they look to fill a void
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