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.
Former Manchester United manager praises three Solskjaer signings
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United manager Ron Atkinson believes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's signings have taken the club down the right path back to success.
Atkinson, who managed United from 1981 to 1986 - before Sir Alex Ferguson took over - picked out Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes as three examples of Solskjaer's success in the transfer market.
Amid talk that fees could be reduced in the upcoming summer window, because of coronavirus' impact on football, Atkinson admitted many of the fees paid in recent years have been exorbitant.
But he backed United and Solskjaer to find the right players to aid their bid to return to the top of the Premier League. "I find it amazing when someone says: 'Go and sign a reserve player for
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