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.
Former Manchester United midfielder Kleberson has admitted that target Declan Rice would be a "perfect" fit under Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola.
The 22-year-old England international continues to receive plaudits for outstanding performances with West Ham and has been likened to ex-United captain Roy Keane amid speculation around a possible Old Trafford switch.
Midfield has been a position pinpointed as a point of improvement already this season and it remains something that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer continues to tinker with, as he tries to integrate the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Cristiano Ronaldo into the same starting 11.
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