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.
How Erik Ten Hag got the best out of Donny van de Beek at Ajax
manchestereveningnews.co.ukErik ten Hag's potential arrival at Manchester United will be music to the ears of Donny van de Beek. Currently exiled from the club at Everton, Van de Beek has failed to make an impact since arriving in England.
Although he joined in 2020, the Dutchman has remarkably only made 50 appearances at United. In comparison to his first club, Ajax, the difference is night and day.
In 175 games for the Dutch giants, Van de Beek scored 41 goals and made 34 assists. During his time in Amsterdam, Van de Beek played mainly as a number 10 creating chances and scoring plenty as well.
However, as the 24-year-old eluded to in an interview with Rio Ferdinand, he can play across the midfield. ALSO READ: Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot named in Portugal squad for crucial World Cup play-offs "Of course, at the end I was playing number ten, but I also played a few games number six.
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