Bernardo Silva has 2 years left on his contract with Manchester City but he is currently planning to leave. Although the season has not ended, Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva has decided to leave the Premier League champion this summer and complete his move to Barcelona, the Mirror (UK) reported today, April 25.
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Bernardo Silva, 29, asked Portuguese teammate Joao Felix about life at Barca and wanted to wear Lionel Messi’s iconic number 10 shirt. Bernardo Silva once intended to leave the Etihad team for the Camp Nou team in 2022. Last summer, this rumor continued but nothing happened.
Talk of a move to Barcelona has quieted after Bernardo Silva extended his contract with Man City until 2026 last August. However, at that time there was information that Silva had inserted a clause to break his contract worth 50 million pounds with Man City. Now, the summer transfer window is approaching and Silva is ready to leave the Etihad team.
Bernardo Silva has decided to leave Man City to join Barcelona. PHOTO: GETTY
Catalan-based Sports newspaper confirmed that Bernardo Silva is “crazy” at the prospect of joining Barcelona and he believes that his time playing football at Man City is over. Bernardo Silva is still Man City’s mainstay with 42 appearances this season.
Barcelona coach Xavi had direct talks with the 29-year-old Portuguese midfielder a year ago, although Silva ultimately remained at Man City. Today (April 25), Barcelona suddenly confirmed that coach Xavi will stay to lead the team next season, even though in January he announced that he would leave the club at the end of the season.
This will further strengthen Bernardo Silva’s ambition to join Barca. Not only that, Barca’s dressing room has many of Silva’s friends, including Ilkay Gundogan and Joao Cancelo as well as Felix. Cancelo and Felix are currently only playing for Barcelona on loan from Man City and Atletico Madrid respectively. But Bernardo Silva asked them about life in the city of Barcelona.
In a recent interview with Jijantes, Joao Felix revealed: “Bernardo Silva’s sister-in-law is here. Bernardo Silva asked me how things were here, the weather, tax issues… I told Bernardo Silva that it was okay for him to come here.”
Joao Felix went on to say: “If I were Deco (Barcelona’s sporting director) for one day, I would definitely sign Bernardo Silva. Have you seen him play? He’s even better He belongs to Cancelo’s generation. Now, players can last until they are 35-36 years old but I don’t think Manchester City will let Silva go easily.
Pep Guardiola will not prevent Bernardo Silva from breaking up Manchester City. PHOTO: GETTY
For €50m (£43m) I’d bring in Joao Felix, and for €60-70m (£51m – £60m) he’s worth it. Joao Felix wants to wear number 10. It’s a very important number in Barcelona, you can’t give it to just anyone, you have to be careful. It’s my favorite shirt number, but I’ve never worn it.”
Coach Pep Guardiola is said to have agreed not to stand in Bernardo Silva’s way if the former Benfica and AS Monaco player expressed his desire to leave after seven years at Man City, and Bernardo Silva’s contract with Man City also clearly shows that.
