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Bruno Fernandes: Why the Sporting CP Star Would Be the Perfect Signing for Man Utd

A stunning season in Portugal's Primeira Liga has seen Sporting CP star Bruno Fernandes become one of the hottest properties in European football, and reports suggest that Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to bring him to Old Trafford in the summer.

The 24-year-old has bagged 31 goals this season alongside 14 assists and would be an ideal candidate to play in the midfield three that Solskjaer has primarily used since taking charge of United in December.

Fernandes has the ability to play as an attacking midfielder as well as a more conventional deep-lying playmaker, and his use of the ball would be vital with the Norwegian looking to implement a more technical, possession-based style of play at Old Trafford.