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 to prioritise outgoings to finance more signings
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United transfer window updates, pre-season news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Any more incomings at Manchester United are expected to hinge on outgoings at the club.
United have invested £115.9million on the signings of Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho but have a bloated squad to trim before the transfer window closes on August 31.
Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard have both entered the last year of their contracts and would fetch significant fees to offset the investments in Varane and Sancho.
Pogba, 28, has wanted out of United for the last three years and Lingard, also 28, has been marginalised since United signed Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020.
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