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.
Bruno Fernandes has given Manchester United what three other signings couldn't
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe arrival of Bruno Fernandes at Manchester United in January has the potential to be this team's defining transfer. Such has been the instant impact of the Portuguese player - not just in terms of his own individual performances, but the influence it has yielded on his teammates - that his arrival could turn out to be as significant for United as Virgil van Dijk's has for Liverpool.
The Dutchman was an outstanding addition in a key position for Jurgen Klopp’s side and transformed them into arguably Europe’s meanest defence.
Fernandes' arrival has repaired a chink in United's armour that had been there for several years. It is often cited how the summer of 2013 was pivotal for United.
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