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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are currently looking to consolidate second position in the Premier League this season, but they trail league leaders Man City by 14 points despite emerging with bragging rights in the derby.To bridge that gap next season, it seems likely United will have to conduct shrewd transfer business, an area in which the club has often appeared most incompetent in recent years.
However, recent transfer decisions, such as securing Bruno Fernandes’ signature, have offered hope for the future, and the appointments of John Mutough and Darren Fletcher can only be a good omen.
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