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 latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Juan Mata has warned Bruno Fernandes he'll need to wait at least another year before he can get his hands on the No.8 shirt at Manchester United.
Mata, 33, is set to retain his favourite squad number next season after penning a one-year contract extension, much to the dismay of his close friend and teammate.
Fernandes joked last week the only downside to Mata signing a new deal at United was the fact he'd be keeping the No.8 shirt number which he wants for himself. "I guess I’ll have to wait for the number 8 another year," Fernandes joked on social media, reacting to Mata's extension.
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