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's Bruno Fernandes now rated 'best player in Premier League' ahead of Kevin De Bruyne
dailystar.co.ukManchester United star Bruno Fernandes "has already overtaken [Kevin] De Bruyne" as the best player in the Premier League, according to former England striker Dean Ashton.
Ashton believes the Manchester City midfielder is a class act but rates Fernandes ahead of him because of the goal threat the Portuguese international provides.
Speaking to talkSPORT, Ashton claimed: "I think Fernandes has already overtaken De Bruyne. You can see the difference when [Sergio] Aguero doesn't play for Man City. "You can see the difference in De Bruyne, in terms of he looks like a frustrated figure in a lot of the games.
He's still class, of course, as he’s got seven assists this season and the same as Bruno."It's that goal tally I think that Fernandes brings.
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