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.
Luke Shaw tells new Manchester United signings to do what Bruno Fernandes did
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, free Luke Shaw is hoping Manchester United's new signings can replicate the impact Bruno Fernandes had after his arrival in January.
The Portuguese playmaker transformed the mood around United after signing from Sporting Lisbon for £47million, helping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to a 19-match unbeaten run in all competitions and a 14-game stretch without defeat in the Premier League, which helped land a third-place finish.
After a rocky January, United didn't lose again in the league after signing Fernandes, but the new season has begun poorly and the pressure is already mounting.
The squad will welcome two new senior arrivals in the next week, in the form of deadline day signings Alex Telles and Edinson.
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