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 morning headlines as key midfielder emerges and Fernandes hint dropped
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMEN the key player in Ole Gunnar’s Solskjaer system could be Nemanja Matic.Drawing upon how the Reds have lined up in a handful of friendly matches this week, it appears the Serbian will be handed a crucial role in the season run-in.The former Chelsea player was magnificent in the weeks before the campaign was called to a halt, including in the two-goal victories over his former club at Stamford Bridge and Manchester City.Fred, Scott McTominay and Andreas Pereira are other candidates for a more withdrawn midfield role, but Matic remains a key player.The impact of January signing Bruno Fernandes on United was profound in the six weeks before football was called to a halt.The Portugal international was instrumental in the closing weeks of the.
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