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.
Sporting Lisbon manager Silas has revealed Bruno Fernandes is a talent unlike he has overseen before after his rip-roaring start to life at Manchester United .
Portugal midfielder Fernandes left Sporting for United in January in a £67m deal after months of speculation. And he has clearly hasn’t needed any time to adjust to life in Manchester, scoring three goals already for the club.
Fernandes’ immediate form hasn’t come as a surprise to his old boss Silas though, who says the 26-year-old will help him go on to achieve great things in the Premier League. “Was there any doubt that Bruno Fernandes was going to arrive at Manchester United and be what he is?
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