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 would 'replace' Liverpool star in Jurgen Klopp's side
dailystar.co.ukManchester United star Bruno Fernandes would replace Georginio Wijnaldum in Liverpool 's midfield if he plied his trade for Jurgen Klopp's side.
That is the view of Anfield hero Steve Nicol, who has been mightily impressed by the midfielder in recent weeks. Fernandes finally arrived in England after a drawn out transfer saga which resulted in United acquiring his signature in January rather than last summer.
But the 26-year-old has made an instant impact at Old Trafford, with two goals and three assists in his first five Premier League matches.
And Nicol thinks if Fernandes was playing at rivals Liverpool instead, he would instantly take the place of Wijnaldum in the Reds' setup. “The question [last summer] was ‘which one of the three
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