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.
The Manchester United midfielder who’s likely to be replaced should they sign Yves Bissouma
manchestereveningnews.co.ukDespite the success of Manchester United’s summer transfer window, there was still a hint of disappointment that the club wasn’t able to secure the services of a new central midfielder.
It’s now arguably United’s weakest position after moves were made for Raphael Varane and Jadon Sancho to strengthen both the attack and defence this summer.
It’d be unfair to say United lack quality in the midfield department, with Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba amongst the league’s elite.
However, their best work comes inside the final third, and behind them, there’s an imbalance. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spoke of the same in the wake of United’s 2-1 win against West Ham on Sunday: "Their goal, the structure was wrong for whatever reason and we'll have to
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