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.
straight to your inbox every day, freeJamie Carragher has insisted Manchester United should cash in on Paul Pogba and believes that he can't play in the same midfield as Bruno Fernandes.The Frenchman has been out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-choice Premier League XI since last month's 6-1 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
Instead, Scott McTominay and Fred have been the preferred pairing alongside Fernandes. Pogba's current contract expires in 2022 and he has previously claimed it would be his "dream" to play for Real Madrid.
As a result, Carragher believes United should sell the World Cup winner. “He’s possibly never done well in any position or tactical set up that different managers have had,” Carragher told talkSPORT. “Would I pick him in.
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