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 name ideal next captain after Bruno Fernandes criticism
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United fans believe Casemiro should be the next captain of the club rather than Bruno Fernandes following the latter's display with the armband against Liverpool.
The United captaincy is a hot topic ahead of the summer as current skipper Harry Maguire has lost a lot of his authority with the armband given he is down the centre-back pecking order at the club.
Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez are Erik ten Hag's favoured pairing, while Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof have played ahead of Maguire this season.
The defender has started just 10 times across all competitions and has also been earmarked as a player, along with Anthony Martial and Alex Telles, to be sold in the summer transfer window to help fund a spending spree that is aiming to recruit a striker and midfielder.
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