Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes is always available when needed by former club Novara.
That's according to the Italian club's former head of youth development, Mauro Borghetti, who together with Javier Ribalta scouted Fernandes at Boavista in 2012 before Novara signed him for a measly £35,000.
Borghetti says the Portuguese always makes himself available to Novara whenever the club calls on him to send messages of encouragement to youth players.
"I sometimes write to him to ask if he can send some messages for the guys who play here at Novarello and he is always available," Borghetti told Football Italia.
"Sometimes I text him after a goal or a good performance."
When asked if there is something he would say to Fernandes today, if given the opportunity, he responded: "Today, I would tell him to always keep that humility that has always distinguished him.
"He hasn't changed and he shows it every time he makes himself available to me and to other people who knew him at the time of Novarello. That's what has made him a great champion."
