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 fans have laughed off suggestions on social media that Liverpool midfielder Naby Keita is a better player than Bruno Fernandes when fully fit.
Keita emerged as one of the world's most exciting players during his time with RB Leipzig and Liverpool shelled out over £50million to secure his signature two years ago.
However, the midfielder has struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League, with a number of injuries hampering his progress too.
On the other hand, Fernandes has hit the ground running since completing his long-awaited move to United in the January transfer window.
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