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 are reportedly ready to push ahead with a summer move for James Maddison. The Leicester City star has long been on United’s radar and it is claimed they believe he is attainable despite the impact of coronavirus.
With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer settling on his targets, plans are already being put into place ahead of next season. But the arrival of Maddison could lead to an on-pitch conflict with January signing Bruno Fernandes - particularly if Maddison’s latest comments are anything to go by.
Maddison highlighted in a chat with Thierry Henry how he has modelled his game on Manchester City star David Silva, one of the top playmakers in Premier League history.
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