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 moved for Cristiano Ronaldo after Man City approach
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United moved for Cristiano Ronaldo as they could not bear the prospect of him signing for Manchester City.
The Manchester Evening News revealed on Friday United contacted Ronaldo's representatives after he spoke with Sir Alex Ferguson in the morning.
Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo's former teammates Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra and Darren Fletcher also texted Ronaldo as part of a charm offensive.
Although United sources claim Ronaldo had multiple offers, as of Friday morning the only club interested in signing him were City, and the Premier League champions were in advanced talks to sign Ronaldo from Juventus.
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