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 told Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes affecting Man United form
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPaul Pogba form for Manchester United has been affected by Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes' prominence in the team, Paul Merson has insisted.
The French midfielder enjoyed a remarkable start to the season, registering seven assists in his first four league games, but has seen his form tail off and culminate in a straight red card in the 5-0 mauling by Liverpool.
Seemingly eternal transfer speculation has seen Pogba's future once again come into question with his contract due to expire at the end of the season, and Merson believes that the midfielder will flourish should he exit Old Trafford. "I like Paul Pogba, he's a World Cup winner, I'm not going to sit here and say stuff because he's a player but he has to get on the ball," he
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