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.
Erik ten Hag already has the answer to Manchester United midfield dilemma
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErik ten Hag is keen to strengthen the midfield department of his new club this summer. Manchester United have been linked with a number of players including Declan Rice and Frenkie de Jong to name but a few.
It remains to be seen who the Red Devils will target, but they might have an internal solution worth considering. James Garner has spent the year on loan at Nottingham Forest but in the coming weeks, he will return to Carrington.
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He was an ever-present figure for Forest, starting 36 of their 46 Championship matches. Steve Cooper used a number of different formations from 4-2-3-1 to 3-4-3, although as the season progressed, he eventually settled on 3-4-1-2 as his go-to choice.
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