Bruno Fernandes. Manchester United have announced an agreement with Sporting Clube de Portugal for the transfer of Bruno Fernandes.

According to manutd.com, the deal is subjected to a medical and the agreement of personal terms.

A further announcement will be made in due course, the club stated. Bruno Fernandes is a 25-year-old Portuguese who plays as a midfielder.

On 27 June 2017, Fernandes joined Sporting CP for five years, for a reported fee of Pound 8.5 million plus bonuses and a buyout clause of Pound 100 million.

He scored four goals in his first five Primeira Liga games, including a brace in a 50 away win against Vitoria de GuimaraPound es. Fernandes' first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage was on 12 September 2017, where he put the visitors 30 ahead in the 43rd minute of an eventual 32 win at Olympiacos FC.

He finished his first season with 16 goals across all competitions, second only to Bas Dost. Fernandes was named the Portuguese League's Player of the Year on 6 July 2018. Four days later he signed a new five-year contract with a Pound 100 million release clause, having turned back on his original decision to leave the Estadio Jose Alvalade following the departure of club president Bruno de Carvalho, and being given an improved salary in the process.

Fernandes scored his 23rd competitive goal of the 201819 campaign during a 31 home win against Portimonense S.C.

on 3 March 2019, through a late penalty, surpassing Antonio Oliveira's club record for goals by a midfielder in a season, set in 198182. On 5 May, he scored a hat-trick in an 81 away rout of Belenenses SAD, in the process becoming the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder in a single season of all time, with 31 goals to his name. He scored his 33rd and final goal of the season on 25 May 2019, during Sporting's victory against Porto in the Taca de Portugal final.

On 29 January 2020, English club Manchester United confirmed that they had reached an agreement with Sporting for the transfer of Fernandes, for a fee reported to be worth up to Pound 68 million

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