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 Scholes believes Manchester United have found their own David Silva
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United have found their very own David Silva in the signing of Bruno Fernandes.The Portuguese midfielder has transformed United since he arrived in the January transfer window with an attacking creativity which has inspired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to their best form of the season.Fernandes was awarded the Premier League player of the month award for February and will be looking to continue his electric form when United travel to face Tottenham in two weeks time.United legend Scholes admits he is impressed by the immediate impact made at Old Trafford and he has compared Fernandes with Man City legend David Silva.“Sometimes it just takes one player to turn a team around and knit a team together,” Scholes told an MUTV group.
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