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 says Man Utd need new signing to 'cover Harry Maguire weaknesses'
mirror.co.ukPaul Scholes has urged Manchester United to sign another central defender to help make up for Harry Maguire's shortcomings. The Red Devils were dumped out of the Europa League by Sevilla in a defeat that laid bare their deficiencies in attack and defence.
Maguire and his United back four could've done more to stop both the goals that saw them fall to a 2-1 defeat. Luuk de Jong's winner especially bought about an angry reaction from Bruno Fernandes who felt as if it could've been prevented.
And Scholes feels as if the Old Trafford chiefs need another star to go alongside their £75m signing. "I think they could do with a centre half, I've said that all along," he said. "I'm not sure Lindelof going to be good enough as a partner for Maguire.
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