The Portuguese wants to play at the Camp Nou and it is a difficult operation, but it could be a reality
“I don’t want players who don’t want to be in the team,” said Pep Guardiola opening the transfer options
Once Barça already received the green light from its compromising partners to sell part of its assets -49.9% of the share capital of BLM (Barça Licensing & Merchandising) and 25% of the television rights-, the famous “levers” to which President Joan Laporta has referred so much in recent days, the club can now face the transfer market with minimum guarantees. In this sense, One of the big targets is Bernardo Silva, from Manchester City, a top footballer, for whom FC Barcelona is moving at this start of the summer market.
The sports management has been working for months to achieve a competitive squad in order to to fight again for the titles during the next season. The chapter of registrations, following the delicate financial situation that Barça is going through, will depend on the chapter of casualties. However, beyond the difficulties, the Blaugrana want to significantly increase the competitive level of the team and Bernardo Silva would be an ideal player.
Priorities
For Xavi, there are some positions that must be strengthened yes or yes, such as those of the goal, the sides, the centrals, the ends and the forward. It is understood that in the center of the field it would not be the highest priority of all, since Sergi Roberto has been renewedwork is being done to extend Gavi’s contract, Pablo Torre is already a Blaugrana and the club is waiting to make official Franck Kessié’s inscriptionwith whom everything is already tied.
However, the hypothetical departure of Frenkie de Jong conditions operations in this position. The Dutchman has reiterated that he wants to stay at the Camp Nou, but Manchester United, with Ten Hag at the helm, they will throw the house out the window to get the ‘yes’ from the midfielder. It is in this scene breaks Bernard Silva.
His agent, Jorge Mendes, put his name on the table at the last meeting he held with Joan Laporta in Barcelona. Of course, as we say, his arrival at the Camp Nou is totally conditioned to the departure of De Jong from the Catalan capital. Barça has the complicity of Mendes in favor and the footballer’s desire to play for Blaugrana. Something essential to try to get out since you still have contract until 2025 with Manchester City and a market value of around 80 million euros.
they get wet
During the presentation of the charity match between Barça and Manchester City against ELA, organized by Juan Carlos Unzué, the president of Barça and the City manager spoke publicly about the player. While the one from Santpedor assured that they will take the game totally seriously and that they would play with all the artillery, Laporta told him if he would also do it with Bernardo Silva.
Pep, neither short nor lazy, fueled the debate by assuring that they will play “with Bernardo Silva and ten more” to the laughter and applause of the attendees. Subsequently, the Blaugrana chief executive was asked at a press conference if he would like to have the Portuguese midfielder in the charity match on August 24. “I like to have the best footballers at Barça. Talking about players, beyond some joke, does not correspond. We are working so that we have a very competitive team for next year”, he said cautiously and lowering his tone.
Guardiola, for his part, commented that “to this day, I think Bernardo will continue with us”; however, he also remembered one of his maxims: “I don’t want to have players who don’t want to be on my team and I don’t know what the market will say”. In short, if there is something clear in this story, it is that Bernardo Silva will play the charity match at the Camp Nou in two months, now, with what shirt?