Priority target of FC Barcelona, Bernardo Silva would have had a discussion with Pep Guardiola during which he would have asked to leave Manchester City. But the technician publicly opposed his departure.
Bernardo Silva (28) seems to be personally investing in joining FC Barcelona. According to Mundo Deportivo, the Portuguese winger recently spoke to Pep Guardiola to tell him of his desire to leave Manchester City this summer. The former Monegasque would like to join FC Barcelona, which has made it its recruitment priority to replace Ousmane Dembélé leaving for PSG. But the English club is currently resistant to a departure from the Portuguese international (82 caps, 11 goals).
Guardiola wants him to stay
According to several media, the English have already refused a first offer from Barça. And Pep Guardiola publicly claimed that he wanted his player to stay this season as he took stock of his many courted players on Sunday after the Community Shield defeat against Arsenal (1-1, 4 tab 1). “Walker is a very important player for us and I hope he can stay. If someone wants him, he has to tell the club. It’s the same for Bernardo, we want him to stay because “He’s important to us. Joao (Cancelo) had to go home with his family, he wasn’t there.”
Six years after arriving at Manchester City from Monaco, Bernardo Silva believes he has earned the right to leave the club for a new challenge. Last summer, he had already been retained by the Cityzens while Barça was already making eyes at him. He would then have obtained the promise of benefiting from an exit voucher for this summer in the event of new interest from the Catalans. This is not yet the case but the player does not want to make the situation worse.
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Bernardo Silva was on the list of players targeted by PSG before the French club finally gave up the track. Barca are now on pole and have just under a month to secure their target’s signature. The Catalans are eyeing fellow Manchester City player Joao Cancelo to strengthen the right side of their defence.
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2023-08-07 05:50:53
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