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 praised for speed of negotiations in Donny van de Beek transfer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxFormer Manchester City defender Micah Richards has praised Manchester United for the signing of Donny van de Beek from Ajax this summer.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side bolstered their midfield with the capture of the highly rated Netherlands international, paying £35m for his services.
That gives United a plethora of options ahead of the new Premier League season, with their midfield ranks already boasting the impressive duo of Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes.
Richards was particularly impressed with the speed in which United operated, with the Reds avoiding a saga and getting a deal over the line quickly. "My research tells me that since 2018 he has won a huge number of penalties, so teams coming up against Manchester.
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