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.
Yves Bissouma can be the final piece in Manchester United’s Premier League title pursuit
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free One of the talking points in the wake of Manchester United’s 1-1 draw away at Southampton was the need to add further quality to the midfield.
It’s now arguably United’s weakest position after moves were made for Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho to strengthen both the defence and attack this summer.
It’d be unfair to say United lack quality in the midfield department, with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba amongst the league’s elite.
However, their best work comes inside the final third, and behind them, there’s an imbalance. Fred, Nemanja Matic, Scott McTominay and Donny van de Beek are all good players in their own right -
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