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 will spend big this summer as they look to add top players to their ranks. That’s according to former Manchester City defender Micah Richards, who reckons Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could do with more superstars in his squad.
United handed over £47m to sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon in January. The Portuguese looks the real deal and has already won plaudits for some eye-catching displays.
Richards reckons the 25-year-old needs better players around him, though. The ex-England international also wants Solskjaer to deploy a back three on a regular basis. “At some stage you’re going to need a little bit more quality,” Richards said on Sky Sports. “We mentioned bridging the gap - these players have done well and
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