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.
Lee Sharpe backs current Manchester United star to become one of the greats
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Former Manchester United winger Lee Sharpe believes Bruno Fernandes could become an Old Trafford great if he continues his level of performance since joining the club.
Fernandes started the season with a hat-trick in the opening game of the Premier League campaign against Leeds United to take his tally to 48 goal involvements since joining the club in January 2020, more than anyone else.
After becoming a Man United fan favourite since signing from Sporting Lisbon in a £56.7m deal, Sharpe feels that the 26-year-old can push on and go down in history among the fans as a true great because of his quality in the final
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