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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeOne of the quietest January transfer windows to date will come to an end at 11pm on Monday evening.
While Manchester United have allowed some players to depart on loan this month, such as Jesse Lingard, overall, it has not been a memorable month in the transfer market.
Amad Diallo is the only arrival of note for United, but the £37million deal to sign him from Atalanta was tied up in the summer window, meaning no fresh business has been done in the January window.
It is a far cry from 12 months ago when United strengthened by bringing in Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP, with the midfielder having an immediate impact on the Reds.
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