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.
Transfers Man Utd couldn’t get done worth £300m before window closed – including No.1 target
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United enjoyed a relatively successful summer transfer window – although they were still unsuccessful in their attempts to sign several high-profile players.
Erik ten Hag saw his side strengthened in defence with the acquisitions of Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, and Noussair Mazraoui, bolstered their midfield with Manuel Ugarte, and added a new attacking threat in Joshua Zirkzee.
However, despite an expenditure exceeding £200million, there are still perceived gaps in the squad. The Red Devils have had a shaky start to the season, narrowly defeating Fulham 1-0 in their opener, before suffering a last-minute 2-1 loss at Brighton and a 3-0 thrashing by arch-rivals Liverpool.
It's possible that some of the players they missed out on during the transfer window could have made a difference in their opening three Premier League outings, and we take a look at those who slipped by. READ MORE: Man United prepare for Liverpool battle as Erik ten Hag 'vetoes' transfer READ MORE: Erik ten Hag 'denied' £21m transfer wish as Man United told to make Bruno Fernandes change At the start of the summer transfer window, it seemed almost certain that United would secure the services of 22-year-old Everton prospect Branthwaite, who had impressed under Sean Dyche last season and was their No.
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