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 fans 'kidding themselves' if they think Bruno Fernandes is new Paul Scholes
mirror.co.ukJohnny Giles believes Manchester United and their fans are “kidding themselves” if they believe Bruno Fernandes is the new Paul Scholes.
Fernandes, 25, joined United in January for £67million from Sporting Lisbon, where he was twice Portugal’s player of the year and was in their side which lifted last summer’s inaugural UEFA Nations League crown.
His stock has since continued to soar and, in the nine matches the midfield star has played for United, he has scored three goals.
But Giles does not accept the comparison with Scholes and it is why he feels United signing Jack Grealish from Aston Villa could work.
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