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.
Dimitar Berbatov wants his former club Manchester United to keep Paul Pogba, but is uncertain about whether the Frenchman could play in the same side as Bruno Fernandes.
Pogba’s future remains unclear following suggestions that he would be open to agreeing a new contract at United. He had previously been expected to leave Old Trafford and his current deal expires in June 2021, leaving open the possibility of a summer transfer to Real Madrid or Juventus.
United signed Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon in January and the Portuguese playmaker has been an instant hit, scoring three goals and laying on four assists before United’s season was suspended amid fears about the spread of coronavirus.
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