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.
Why Manchester United owe Sporting Lisbon millions after Champions League qualification
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox Manchester United will have to make an additional transfer payment to Sporting Lisbon after they qualified for next season's Champions League.United secured a third-place finish in the Premier League over the weekend thanks to a vital win on the final day of the season against Leicester City.
Bruno Fernandes continued his resurgence at United by converting a crucial penalty in the second-half, before Jesse Lingard doubled the lead deep into injury time to wrap up all three points.
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