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 transfer roundup: Sancho hopes still alive, Pogba targeted for Dybala swap
mirror.co.ukThis week Manchester United were dealt a heavy blow in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund’s star winger Jadon Sancho as the club stood firm on their August 10 deadline.
The German side had insisted on any deal being agreed before the team headed to Switzerland to begin pre-season training, with Sporting Director Michael Zorc making it clear that Sancho would remain a Dortmund player this season.
On the pitch, despite their wealth of attacking options, United relied on a Bruno Fernandes penalty yet again to see them through in the UEFA Europa League, defeating Copenhagen of Denmark in extra time.
It raises the question: do United still need to add attacking reinforcements, and if not Sancho, who will it be? Here is the latest Manchester
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