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's understated summer signing can hold key for Erik ten Hag's new look side
manchestereveningnews.co.ukAmid all the excitement around Manchester United's potential striking superstar and game-changing goalkeeper, it's easy to overlook the importance of Erik ten Hag's first summer signing.
Rasmus Hojlund and Andre Onana might hog more of the headlines but Mason Mount proved quietly effective in pre-season and has the potential to prove exactly why the United boss was so determined to bring him to Old Trafford this summer.
The England international arrives with bags of experience, a Champions League winner's medal and the technique and versatility Ten Hag craves.
His United side played 62 matches last season and the volume of fixtures combined with the intensity of the Premier League mean players like Mount are essential.
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