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 boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not worried about his midfield options. The Red Devils take on Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon and Donny van de Beek could be handed his debut in a team that includes Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba.
The addition of the Netherlands international has been welcomed by supporters, but there have been some questions over how he will be squeezed into the team with the aforementioned duo.The Norwegian boss has now been asked about his immediate plans, and he isn’t feeling overly troubled.
When asked about his ideal combination by Football Daily, Solskjaer said: “Well we will find it.” Before adding: "Both Paul and Donny have the exceptional skill of timing runs and getting into.
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