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.
Pep Guardiola reveals Man City transfer stance on Manchester United signing Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPep Guardiola said Manchester City had no interest in signing Bruno Fernandes before the Portuguese midfielder joined Manchester United.
Fernandes has impressed at United since his £47million switch from Sporting Lisbon in January, but before that move he had been linked with a host of Europe's biggest clubs.
City were one of those reported to have an interest in the 25-year-old, who has scored three times in his first seven games for United, but Guardiola said that was agent talk and that the club didn't make a move for Fernandes . "I said many times it looks like we are linked with a thousand million players every month.
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