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 has been urged to cash in on Paul Pogba to help fund a move for Jack Grealish. World Cup winner Pogba has been linked with an Old Trafford exit for some time but United have always held firm.
However, rumours are still rife that former club Juventus or Real Madrid will step up their interest in the Frenchman this summer.
And former United and Liverpool striker Michael Owen thinks now could be the right time to ship him out - because of the form of Bruno Fernandes.
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