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.
Manchester United can finally sign their Michael Carrick replacement
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United's midfield options have improved of late following the emergence of Fred and the acquisition of Bruno Fernandes, but a deep-lying playmaker is something they are still without.
Michael Carrick was the last United player in that mould but retired in 2018. Nemanja Matic is probably the closest thing United have to what Carrick was, but he is not a long-term option, despite his recent renaissance.
With that in mind, who could United could sign in the mould of Carrick, a supreme ball-playing footballer, tackler, and master of transition from defence to attack?
Teun Koopmeiners could be the answer. His might not be a household name, but Koopmeiners is one of the best in that position in Europe right now.
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