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.
Manchester United evening headlines as Paul Pogba sent message and Neville questions striker value
manchestereveningnews.co.ukHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Monday, May 11. Former Manchester United centre-back Jaap Stam believes Manchester United should keep hold of Paul Pogba, claiming some of the criticism of the Frenchman has been unfair.
Stam, who was a team-mate of current United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during his time at Old Trafford, believes Pogba can become a significant part of the club’s next great squad.
Pogba has missed most of the current campaign through injury, and Stam believes a partnership between the Frenchman and January signing Bruno Fernandes could be integral to United rebuilding.
Speaking to Goal, the Dutchman, who played more than 100 games for United between 1998 and 2001, said: “I would love to see Paul stay
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