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.
Manchester United uncovered a gem by attracting Bruno Fernandes to the club in January. The former Sporting Lisbon midfielder has given Ole Gunnar Solskjaer exactly what he was lacking, with Fernandes’ arrival a turning point in United’s season.
It underlined just how untapped Portugal remains as a source of top level talent. Fernandes isn’t the only player in the country’s top flight that could improve United’s squad.
Here are five more they should consider returning to Portugal for. Ruben Dias Club: Benfica Age: 22 Nationality: Portugal Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire have shown signs of a flourishing centre-back partnership this season, but there remains a sense that United could use more competition at the back.
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