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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is convinced the Manchester United midfield is approaching the required level of quality as Paul Pogba nears his return.
Pogba, 26, has started only six times this season and managed two starts and two substitute appearances in the last six months due to an ankle problem, but is due to resume full training next week.
Pogba's attempted comeback in late December was aborted and United offset his latest lay-off with the January signing of Bruno Fernandes, who has already scored three goals in five starts.
Fernandes' arrival coincided with Scott McTominay's return to full fitness, but the 23-year-old is no longer certain of a place in midfield due to the impressive form of Fred and Nemanja Matic.
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