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 could decide against a summer move for Jack Grealish after identifying another position that might need strengthening first.
The Red Devils were set for a another big spend before the forced break due to the coronavirus, but it is for another reason that Grealish might slip down their wish list.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side had one 11 games without losing before the break, with the form of Bruno Fernandes helping them score more goals and offer more of a threat.
His form coupled with the pending return of Paul Pogba could have changed the focus of scouts, as reported on Thursday. The Athletic have claimed that sources at the club believe the priority to be on signing a holding midfielder, rather than the dynamic
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