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 make Jesse Lingard contract decision and more transfer rumours
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United want to trigger a one-year contract extension in Jesse Lingard's deal that expires at the end of this season.That is according to the Mail, who say United are expected to exercise their option to keep Lingard for another year in the coming days.Lingard, 28, has featured just twice this season due to fitness, isolation and competition reasons, as the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek have battled for the attacking midfield positions under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.Despite that, the report says United are keen not to lose Lingard on a free transfer in the summer, so are preparing to extend his stay at Old Trafford for another year in order to give all parties more.
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