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.
Sporting president makes new Bruno Fernandes Manchester United transfer value claim
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes' value could have halved due to the coronavirus crisis claims Sporting Lisbon president Federico Varandas. Fernandes was identified by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the perfect player to inject some much needed creativity in the engine room at Old Trafford.
After a drawn out transfer saga, Manchester United paid €55million up front with another possible €25m in add-ons to secure his signature, though his fee has already looked a bargain following his blistering start to life in England.
Nevertheless, Varandas believes Sporting could have lost out had they not parted ways with their star player in January and predicted that Fernandes' value could have halved since his switch to the Reds. "The crisis caused by Covid-19 harms the
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