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 claims Man Utd are four signings away from challenging Liverpool
mirror.co.ukPaul Scholes believes Manchester United still need to buy a number of players to compete with Liverpool in the Premier League, despite Bruno Fernandes’ impressive performances since signing in January.
United are currently fifth in the league, 37 points behind league leaders Liverpool, though a run of good form saw the Old Trafford club decrease the gap on fourth-place Chelsea to just three points before the season was suspended.
The £47m signing of Fernandes from Sporting has played a big part in the resurgence to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side, with the Portuguese midfielder contributing two goals and three assists in five league appearances.
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