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 centre-back Jaap Stam has questioned Manchester United's use of Donny van de Beek following his deadline day move to Premier League rivals Everton.
The Dutchman — who joined United from Ajax back in September 2020 — has linked up with the Merseysiders on loan for the rest of the season in a bid to resurrect his career.
Signed for an initial £35million fee, Van de Beek struggled to lay down a marker at Old Trafford after being overlooked by both Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Ralf Rangnick, failing to make a Premier League start this season.
And now that a temporary switch to Everton has been completed, former United defender Stam has explained how his old club could have utilised the Dutchman's talents to full effect.
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