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.
straight to your inbox Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov said that the only mistake his former club might have made with Bruno Fernandes is not signing him last summer.
Fernandes was linked with United last year but MEN Sport understands United's interest in Fernandes didn't extend beyond admiration of the player, despite incessant reports in Portugal suggesting a summer move was imminent.
However, United eventually pulled off the signing in January when the attacking midfielder made the switch from Sporting Lisbon to Old Trafford for an initial fee of £47million.
The 25-year-old has scored five goals and provided three assists in eight Premier League games so far for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.But United fans cannot help.
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