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.
Patrice Evra reveals Paul Pogba asked Manchester United board to leave club
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freePatrice Evra said Manchester United must take some responsibility for Paul Pogba's struggles this season after ignoring the Frenchman's requests to leave the club.
The midfielder has struggled for consistent form so far this season, which has seen him drop out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-choice XI.
He was handed his first start in a month against West Ham, with Solskjaer choosing to rest Bruno Fernandes ahead of a crucial Champions League fixture against RB Leipzig on Tuesday night.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Evra, Pogba's friend and former Juventus teammate, revealed that the Frenchman had told the United board he was keen to leave Old Trafford.
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