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 receives more bad news as Bruno Fernandes impresses for Man Utd
mirror.co.ukPaul Pogba is going to have to fight for his place at Manchester United when he returns from injury, because it doesn't feel like he's needed anymore.
That's the opinion of Paul Ince, who thinks Bruno Fernandes has stolen the Red Devils midfielder's thunder since signing in January.
United were counting down the days until Pogba returned to the first team prior to the club splashing out on the Portugal international.
But since Fernandes first pulled on the United jersey, the Old Trafford club have been rejuvenated, and are brushing teams aside including Chelsea,Manchester City,Watford and Club Brugge.
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