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.
Wayne Rooney sends Paul Pogba message after Bruno Fernandes takes centre stage at Man Utd
mirror.co.ukWayne Rooney reckons Paul Pogba would benefit from playing in a deeper role at Manchester United. Pogba has struggled to find his perfect position at Old Trafford, despite being at the club four years since his 2016 transfer from Juventus.
But Derby star Rooney thinks he might have cracked the conundrum, saying the Frenchman should look to emulate former Rams boss Frank Lampard's old position. "[A] nightmare is the Frank Lampard type, the midfielder who runs past you," Rooney told The Times. "Wi
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