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.
Jose Mourinho's part in helping Man Utd with Bruno Fernandes
mirror.co.ukJose Mourinho inadvertently played a part in helping Bruno Fernandes hit the ground running at Manchester United. One of the more understated purchases from Mourinho's time at United saw young Portuguese right-back Diogo Dalot sign from Porto.
Following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's takeover and Aaron Wan-Bissaka being signed, it seemed that Dalot's days were numbered at Old Trafford.
But the talented defender has proven to be a fantastic personality for the Red Devils to have around the changing room in recent months, helping new star man Fernandes to settle in quickly and hit the ground running. "Diogo, of course, was one of the most important players in this period, because he helped me a lot," Fernandes explained on the United website. "So
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