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.
Ryan Giggs explains how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has changed Man Utd transfer policy
mirror.co.ukRyan Giggs has hailed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's transformation of Manchester United's transfer policy as his former team-mates continues to turn the Red Devils' fortunes around.
Under Solskjaer, United have shifted the emphasis of their recruitment policy away from big-name signings towards younger, talented players who can grow with the club.
But Giggs says another important factor with Solskjaer at the helm is that the Norwegian is focusing on signing players who are good characters off the field as well as impressive players on it.
Solskjaer's successful signings include Harry Maguire, Daniel James and Bruno Fernandes, all of whom started well after switching to Old Trafford.
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