The summer transfer market is still ‘on fire’ and waiting for more movements to occur in the coming weeks. One of the names that has sounded the most has been that of Bernardo Silva, who has been reported for months that he would be looking for a change of scenery after five seasons at Manchester City. Portuguese has been associated throughout this time with the FC Barcelonawho sees him as the best alternative in case Frenkie de Jong packs his bags this summer.
Barça’s interest in the international with Portugal always He has been conditioned by what may happen with De Jong, who at the moment has no intention of leaving the Spotify Camp Nou and has ‘planted’ before the pressure of the Barca directors to leave. In case it happens, the azulgrana would try to sign Bernardo Silvaa player that Xavi Hernández loves and who would complete a true revolution in the Barça squad this summer.
Thus, the ‘Silva case’ is parked for Barça, for now, but it does not mean that the player is not pulling his strings to test his possible exit from the Etihad Stadium in the coming weeks, with the Barça team as one of his alternatives. According to recent information from ‘L’Equipe’, the 27-year-old footballer would have been offered by his agent, Jorge Mendes, both to the Catalan entity and to Real Madrid.
According to this information, the Portuguese agent wants his representative to find a new team as soon as possible, despite the fact that City manager Pep Guardiola has made it clear that he is counting on him for the 2022 season. 2023. That yes, if it presents an offer it will not put obstacles in its exit (as has happened before with other ‘citizens’ players), but this would have to reach the club’s claims, of about 80 million euros. A very high figure, but that ‘corresponds’ to the footballer’s market value and the importance he has both for his team and for the Portuguese national team.
The player would be waiting for some movement and would have transmitted to the ‘sky blues’ club that he would prefer to change the scene this summer if an offer arrives. Bernardo Silva has maintained direct contact with the English team and has always been clear about his plans, even though his current contract runs through the summer of 2025.
Madrid would have discarded it
Shortly after it was reported that Silva had been offered to Real Madrid, different close sources pointed out that the team chaired by Florentino Pérez is not on the trail of the 27-year-old player, in the midst of his ‘plan’ not to further strengthen the squad if a few players don’t come out in the coming weeks. The journalist Mario Cortegana, from ‘MARCA’, pointed out that there was “nothing” between the merengue team and Silva, pointing out that “There is nothing, beyond the fact that Barça wants him and the player would be attracted to that change”.
They tell me that there is nothing, beyond the fact that Barça wants him and the player would be attracted to that change.
– Mario Cortegana (@MarioCortegana) July 28, 2022