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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeVan de Beek's United career to take off?The silver lining for Donny van de Beek has always been he could thrive at Manchester United once Paul Pogba has left.
It might be sooner, as Pogba is sidelined for a 'few weeks' and news of his lay-off could kick-start Van de Beek's United career.The caveat is Pogba's absence has no bearing on the trusted trio of Scott McTominay, Fred and Bruno Fernandes that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has often settled on.
Van de Beek's last start was in the FA Cup win over Liverpool and he must hope to play against West Ham, the last team he lined up against in the Premier League over two months ago.Van de Beek was substituted at half-time with United 1-0 down.
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