Bruno Fernandes: Profile of the Sporting Lisbon midfielder and Man United target ahead of Nations League ties

Manchester United will get the chance to see summer target and Portugal ace Bruno Fernandes in action this week.

The talented 24-year-old midfielder is attracting the eye of United and several other Premier League sides with rumours he could be heading to England this summer in a deal worth over £60m.

Portugal ace Bruno Fernandes will be in Nations League action this week

He is in Portugal’s squad for their Nations League campaign this week and is set to feature against Switzerland tonight, a clash live on talkSPORT.

Ahead of the tie in Porto, here is what you need to know about Fernandes.

Bruno Fernandes factfile

Name: Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes

Born: September 8, 1994 in Maia, Portugal

International: 11 caps, one goal

Career highlight: In 2017/18 Fernandes was named the Primeira Liga’s Player of the Year and was named in the Europa League’s squad of the season.

What clubs has he played for?

Bruno Fernandes started off with Portuguese side Boavista but did not play any first-team games for them.

He joined Serie B side Novara in 2012, making 23 appearances in his first season before Udinese signed him on a co-ownership deal and nurtured his talents for three seasons, where he scored 11 goals in 95 games.

A season at Sampdoria followed before an £7million transfer to Sporting before the 2017/18 season.

He enjoyed a breakthrough campaign last term, bagging 31 goals in 50 appearances for the Portuguese giants.

Bruno Fernandes is currently at Sporting Lisbon

What is his style of play?

Fernandes is a central midfielder who has been compared to Real Madrid’s Toni Kroos.

He likes to play further up the pitch to create chances for his attackers, playing through balls and shooting from distance.

Ex-United boss Jose Mourinho recently admitted he’s been ‘surprised’ by the superb performances of his compatriot in recent months.

“I was surprised by the season of Bruno,” he told Eleven Sports. “It was easy to predict quality, he is a very good player, but scored a very high number of goals for a midfield player.

“It shows that you need to have instinct and qualities to score and he has it all.

“He strikes the ball well, heads well, cool when he is one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He finds space in the penalty area. It’s all there.”

International career

Fernandes did not receive his first call up until in 2017 but was in Portugal’s World Cup squad and has 11 caps for his country, scoring once.

Who are interested in him?

United have been keeping tabs on him in recent weeks and head up a list of English big guns in the hunt for his signature.

Fernandes played for Portugal at the 2018 World Cup

Manchester City, Chelsea, Liverpool and Everton have all been linked with his talents.

However, it has been suggested recently that the Red Devils are frontrunners for him and may even submit a bid in the region of £62m this summer.

The transfer tussle over Fernandes is likely to intensify once his involvement at the Nations League is done.

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