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.
Manchester United are looking to be clever in their pursuit of Jadon Sancho. The Red Devils are firm favourites to secure the signature of the England winger this summer as he considers a move back to England, and it looks unlikely that any other side will be able to match his valuation.
Although United are well place financially after a fine end to the season which saw them qualify for the Champions League, they are trying to avoid paying Borussia Dortmund in full for Sancho up front.
That has given Ed Woodward the idea of paying in instalments, which will mean that their budget is reduced for subsequent seasons but leaves some cash in the kitty for more additions this summer.Manchester Evening News report that Woodward has two reasons for.
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