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 Utd always knew Bruno Fernandes would come good after his leaked WhatsApp voice note
dailystar.co.ukManchester United knew they were signing a leader before Bruno Fernandes joined from Sporting. The Portugal international, who joined the club for an initial £47m a year ago on Friday, has managed an astonishing 28 goals and 18 assists across 52 fixtures in all competitions.
With Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitting that he can’t afford to rest the 26-year-old due to his importance to the team, the club are not surprised that he has been a leader within the squad.
As reported last year, United knew they were getting a passionate player after Portuguese media leaked a WhatsApp voice note of Fernandes slamming his Sporting team-mates after a below-par performance.
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