 After his loan deal at Leicester City ended, he was then sent out for another loan deal, this time he signed for current Serie A frontrunners Udinese until the end of the season to strengthen the squad after some of the players went to play at the African Cup of Nations.So Udinese wanted a player who could acclimatise quickly.On 22 January 2012, Fernandes made his Udinese debut in a 2–1 win over Catania in the Coppa Italia.