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 evening headlines as Berbatov reveals hope for Van de Beek role
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxBerbatov on Van de BeekFormer United striker Dimitar Berbatov thinks that Donny van de Beek should take up a new role in a new-look midfield.The 23-year-old’s move to Old Trafford has led to several question marks over how United could line up and Berbatov believes he could thrive in a deeper-lying role with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba further forward.Berbatov told the MEN: “I think that should be, even though it's a bit soon, that should be the favourite three in the middle of the park."Van de Beek in front of the defence and then you have Pogba and Fernandes.
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