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.
Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Scott McTominay was already being labelled as Manchester United's 'best player' around 18 months ago.
While others might lay claim to that tag right now, including Portuguese sensation Bruno Fernandes, there can be no denying how important the Scotland midfielder, 24, has become under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
The platform for his best season to date was laid down by none other than Jose Mourinho - the man who made that lofty claim about McTominay shortly after being appointed by Premier League rivals Tottenham.
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