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.
Man City star convinced Bruno Fernandes to sign for rivals Man Utd
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes was persuaded to move to Manchester United by an unlikely party - Manchester City forward Bernardo Silva. Fernandes moved from Sporting to the Red Devils in a £47m January move and has impressed the Old Trafford faithful with a series of excellent performances.
However, it took the midfielder some time to decide whether the move was right for him before eventually signing on 29 January.
And it was in fact a player from United's city rivals that helped convince Fernandes to get the deal over the line. Silva, who is close with compatriot Fernandes, told Sport360 : "I'm happy for him, he's had a great start.
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