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 look set to sell Paul Pogba and replace him with Ajax star Donny van de Beek. The Netherlands international is wanted by a number of teams across Europe, including Real Madrid.
The 23-year-old is renowned for his goal-getting ability from midfield, scoring eight in the Eredivisie in just 23 appearances.
United are on the lookout for a midfielder with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen on reinforcing his squad. Despite the signing of Bruno Fernandes, there are still some holes and a huge one to come.
According to Sport, the Red Devils are set on selling Pogba in the upcoming transfer window after problems with his agent Mino Raiola.
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