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.
Former Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher believes a partnership between Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes could be a big success - if each player is willing to make a few sacrifices.
Fernandes has impressed for the Red Devils since joining the club from Sporting Lisbon in January, but is yet to play alongside Pogba, who was injured before football was suspended in March.
The Frenchman is said to be fully fit again, and next Friday's game against Tottenham could see the two players appear together in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's starting line-up for the first time.
Speaking to the , Fletcher said the prospect of the two players forming a partnership is an intriguing one, but warned they each may have to adapt to the other.
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