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Fulham, Southampton and Newcastle look to snap up £16m Portuguese defender Jorge Fernandes after impressive start to the season with Vitoria Guimaraes

Portuguese defender Jorge Fernandes is attracting attention from Premier league sides Fulham, Southampton and Newcastle United.

The 23-year-old centre-back has been starring for Vitoria Guimaraes who are coached by former Chelsea midfielder Tiago Mendes and are fifth in the Portuguese Liga.

Indeed, Vitoria have only conceded two goals when Fernandes has played this season with the 6ft 4ins Portugal U21 international proving a key component of their defence and catching the eye of a number of scouts in the process.

Jorge Fernandesu00a0been starring for Vitoria Guimaraes who are coached by Tiago Mende

Jorge Fernandes been starring for Vitoria Guimaraes who are coached by Tiago Mende

A product of Porto's academy, Fernandes is a ball playing centre-back who had spells on loan at Portuguese side Tondela and last season at Kasimpasa in Turkey.