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 star Bruno Fernandes backed to form partnership with transfer target Jack Grealish
dailystar.co.ukFormer England striker Emile Heskey has admitted that Jack Grealish will be leaving Aston Villa at the end of the season. The 24-year-old has impressed so far this season despite Villa’s struggles in the Premier League, and Manchester United are said to be interested in bringing him to Old Trafford.
If Grealish is to make the move to Manchester, he will need to fit in midfield alongside new boy Bruno Fernandes, who has impressed in each of his performances since leaving Sporting Lisbon in January.
Former Villa and Liverpool man Heskey thinks that could prove to be successful, despite United already having plenty of first-team players fighting for a starting spot.
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