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.
What Paul Scholes and Gary Neville said when Bruno Fernandes completed Manchester United transfer 12 months ago
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeSaturday will mark a year to the day since Bruno Fernandes completed his move from Sporting CP to Manchester United.The Portuguese midfielder quickly became a key player for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, enjoying an incredible first 12 months at Old Trafford, with his transfer officially completed on January 30, 2020.Fernandes' signing propelled United on a run of form that saw them qualify for the Champions League last season before launching a potential title challenge this term.He has been almost universally praised by pundits for his impact, but was his form expected to be so good when he first joined?
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