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 sends message to Manchester United scouts over Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has thanked the Manchester United scouting department for recommending he sign Bruno Fernandes.Fernandes, 26, has scored 10 goals in 18 starts since his £68million mid-season transfer from Sporting Lisbon and United are unbeaten in the 14 Premier League matches Fernandes has started in.United secured Champions League qualification by finishing third with a 2-0 win at Leicester, where Fernandes struck the winner from the penalty spot.
Leicester were 14 points clear of United when they last played in the league without Fernandes.Solskjaer has overseen a recruitment revamp at United, whose technical chief scout Mick Court heads up the recruitment department tasked with identifying potential targets..
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