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.
Rio Ferdinand shares Youri Tielemans and Ruben Neves transfer theory for Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer defender Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United would struggle to bridge the gap to Liverpool and Manchester City next season, even if they signed Youri Tielemans and Ruben Neves this summer.
United, who will be going in search of a third successive win when they face Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, are set to prioritise the addition of a holding midfield player in this summer's transfer window.
The club has long since pinpointed West Ham ace Declan Rice as their number one target, but reports elsewhere have connected them with Leicester City midfielder Tielemans and Wolves star Neves, among others.
Tielemans is out-of-contract at Leicester in the summer of 2023 — meaning he could be available in a cut-price deal in 2022.
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