Bruno Fernandes | Match-Worn Boots | 2021/22 | Manchester United

Key Significance:

• Ultra-rare Mercurial Vapor 14 boots match-worn by Manchester United captain and Portugal international midfielder, Bruno Fernandes.
• Worn by the player during the 2021/22 campaign whilst representing Manchester United.
• Specially custom made-to-measure within Nike’s elite Montebelluna Athlete Services facility in Italy.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into the online verification portal.

- Player Modifications & Personalisation:

• Each boot is personalised with ‘BRUNO’ alongside the Portugal national flag to the lateral side of the upper.
• Both boots additionally feature the name of Bruno’s daughter, ‘MATILDE’, to the medial sides.
• This represent a particularly unusual personalisation configuration for Fernandes, with ‘BRUNO’ and ‘MATILDE’ repeated across both boots, rather than the differing family names more commonly seen across his later match pairs.
• Blank internal size labels are present, consistent with the boots’ bespoke made-to-measure Montebelluna production.
• Bruno’s custom foot last / mould identification number is handwritten within the heel section of each boot.

- Condition & Match Use Evidence:

• This pair display signs of authentic professional match use throughout the uppers, soleplates, and internal areas.
• Wear to the internal athlete coding and corresponding insole contact areas provides further physical evidence of sustained player use.

- Collector & Investment Significance:

• Match-worn Nike Athlete Services boots from Bruno Fernandes’ early Manchester United career.
• The unusual duplicated “BRUNO” and “MATILDE” personalisation configuration distinguishes this pair from the more familiar family personalisation layouts documented across Fernandes’ later boots.
• Bespoke Montebelluna construction, blank internal size labels, and handwritten foot-last coding provide strong player-exclusive characteristics.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into the online verification portal.

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Each pair is assessed for player-specific modifications, wear patterns, construction details and, where applicable, forensic photo-matching to documented match or training use.

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