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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finds different role for Paul Pogba to accommodate Bruno Fernandes
mirror.co.ukPaul Pogba is going to play in a No.10 role when the Premier League resumes, according to reports. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is desperate to incorporate the World Cup winner into his Red Devils squad, alongside Bruno Fernandes.
Pogba has missed the majority of this season with an ankle injury, and hasn't featured for United since Boxing Day. In the Frenchman's absence Fernandes has stepped up to the plate following his £67million transfer from Sporting in the January window.
The Portuguese is now one of the first names on Solskjaer's Red Devils teamsheet, but his presence means finding room for Pogba is a challenge.
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