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.
Bruno Fernandes has told Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to snap up more players with his ambition. The Portugal international joined in January from Sporting Lisbon in a transfer that stretched on over a year.
But his impact has been immediate, scoring twice and assisting three in five Premier League appearances. It has coincided with a fine patch of form for the Red Devils, who had gone 11 games unbeaten, before the coronavirus crisis halted football.
United are still looking to land a spot in the Champions League ahead of fourth-placed Chelsea. But Fernandes has big plans for the future, regardless of what happens in the table, and has told United chief Woodward to get busy in the transfer market. "We already
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