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: Tipped to upset Liverpool in Thiago chase, Rashford interest
mirror.co.ukThe next transfer window will be crucial for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s reign as Manchester United manager. His recruitment policy so far has seen the reduction of age in his playing squad as more young talents such as Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James have moved to Old Trafford.
Bruno Fernandes in January stands as Solskjaer’s best signing to date and the manager will be looking to replicate the midfielder’s success in the upcoming transfer window.
Following the announcement that the transfer window will open immediately after the final Premier League game of the season, there has already been emphasis on who might be arriving in the red half of Manchester in the coming weeks and months.
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