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.
It feels like so many questions at Manchester United right now rest on Paul Pogba's future. What would a Pogba departure mean for United's transfer plans, amid interest in Jack Grealish and James Maddison?
If he stays, what does that mean for Bruno Fernandes? And where does Nemanja Matic figure in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's midfield plans?
The Norwegian and his United colleagues have numerous riddles to solve when football resumes and in the summer transfer window that is now likely to come after the matches have finished.
Arguably the most pertinent question, however, surrounds two players who have directly benefitted from Pogba's absence in the past season.
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