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The former Manchester United coach said the midfielder's quality was clear but was shocked by his success in front of the goal
Jose Mourinho was impressed by midfielder Bruno Fernandes, saying his compatriot "had it all", while admitting that he was surprised at the success of the Sporting star in front of the goals.
Fernandes, 24, has experienced impressive growth in recent seasons after moving from Sampdoria to Sporting in the summer of 2017.
Fernandes scored an impressive 11-goal campaign with 8 badists in his first season with the Portuguese giants, but dominated his second term.
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He scored 20 goals in 2018-19, finishing second in scoring behind Haris Seferovic, 23, and added 13 badists to finish second in the table behind Benfica's Pizzi.
He also added three more goals and a decisive pbad to Sporting during their Europa League campaign.
And although Mourinho did not doubt the quality of the Fernandes game, he was surprised by the prowess of the surface, given his position.
"I was surprised by Bruno Fernandes' season.It was easy to predict the quality.It is a very good player but he scored a very large number of goals for a midfielder. field, "said Mourinho. Eleven sports.
"This shows that you need instinct and qualities to score and that he has everything." He hits the ball well, his head is cold, he is cool when he is face to face with the keeper. He finds room in the surface – it's all there. "
The brilliant campaign of Fernandes allowed him to go up in the top five, having already participated in Serie A for Udinese and Sampdoria.
Goal Previously, in May, Manchester United had revealed that Manchester City was in pole position to clinch the star of Sporting in a contract of 50 million euros (£ 43 million).
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However, while Fernandes spoke of City in a recent interview, he praised the finalist of the Champions League, Liverpool, claiming that he enjoyed their football more direct and intense.
Fernandes will be offered new chances to impress the coming week as he was named to the 23-man Portuguese squad ahead of the League of Nations semi-final against Switzerland on 5 June.
He will seek to turn his club performance into a larger role with the national team, as Fernandes had just ended the cameo in his only exit in the League of Nations for Portugal.
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