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's treatment from Man Utd team-mates as Bruno Fernandes steals his limelight
mirror.co.ukPaul Pogba's Manchester United team-mates are treating him normally, despite his head not appearing to be at Old Trafford anymore.
That's according to former Red Devils defender Mikael Silvestre, who hopes Pogba's focus returns soon, as he'd love to see his compatriot play alongside Bruno Fernandes when the Premier League season resumes.
Pogba has missed much of the season with an ankle injury, which has kept him out of the squad since Boxing Day. In this time United have signed Fernandes, who has hit the ground running since his move from Sporting Lisbon, and is now the star man at Old Trafford.
Fans are keen to see the World Cup winner play alongside the Portuguese, but Silvestre isn't convinced this is going to happen. "We have to wait
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