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.
Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes is the first Manchester United player to hint he is opposed to the formation of the European Super League.
The football world has reacted with unanimous disappointment after 12 of Europe's 'leading clubs', including United, announced their intention to form the breakaway Super League.
The plans have been widely condemned, with fans, pundits and politicians uniting against the proposals which would see Europe's top competition become a 'closed shop' and change the landscape of the sport forever.
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