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.
Casemiro and Christian Eriksen have reportedly been informed that this season will be their last at Old Trafford as Manchester United look to make further improvements to their midfield.
It is believed sporting director Dan Ashworth has been set the task of finding younger players to replace the midfield duo at Old Trafford.
Having joined United from Real Madrid for £60million plus add-ons in August 2022, Casemiro joined a successful first season in Manchester.
He helped Erik ten Hag's side win the Carabao Cup and finish third in the Premier League. However, his form has drastically dropped off since his maiden campaign.
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