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.
Paul Pogba explains relationship with Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Pogba has explained that he studied Bruno Fernandes' game in order to adapt his own and play alongside him.
When Manchester United splashed the cash to finally bring Fernandes to Old Trafford in January, 2020, there were doubts in some quarters as to whether both the Portuguese and Pogba would be able to play in the same side.
United's No.6 was injured upon Fernandes' arrival and he watched on from the sidelines as the new signing made a great start to life in Manchester, instantly becoming one of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's most crucial players.
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