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.
Louis Saha details Paul Pogba's chats ahead of Man Utd return alongside Bruno Fernandes
dailystar.co.ukPaul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes could be a lethal combination in midfield. Manchester United have been desperate for a midfielder to partner up with the Frenchman since his arrival in 2017.
A number of players have tried and failed, including Nemanja Matic, Fred and Jesse Lingard.But there is hope that Fernandes could be the answer after a bright start to life at Old Trafford.Sporting sold the midfielder for an initial fee of £47m, which could rise to £67m with add-ons in January.
The Portugal international has never played with Pogba but the two could finally pair up when the Premier League returns next week.
The ex- Juventus star has been missing for much of the season through an ankle injury but he is fully fit now. And former United.
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