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 sends Raphinha message after Manchester United transfer speculation
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes congratulated his former team-mate Raphinha after the Brazilian earned his first senior call-up to the national side.
The pair played together at Sporting CP in Portugal and have kept in contact, despite Raphinha playing for rivals Leeds United.
Fernandes spoke previously about the bond the two shared on the pitch while playing in Portugal, saying “I miss Raphinha” and that the Brazilian is “a player with whom I had a different chemistry from the others, he understood me at a glance.” So it comes as no surprise that the United maestro reached out to Raphinha to congratulate him on his deserved selection for Brazil’s upcoming games against Venezuela, Colombia and Uruguay. “Bruno congratulated me a lot.
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