The Portuguese has transmitted to his agent that he wants to take the step of signing for Barça
The midfielder has had a talk with Guardiola and has also let him know his will
Barça is aware that it will not be easy at all. That it will be necessary to row a lot to convince City. But Bernardo Silva has taken the step. He has made it clear to his agent, Jorge Mendes, that he wants to play for Barça next season. The Portuguese, a key piece for Pep Guardiola in the ‘sky blue’ team last year, has decided to take that step in his career and leave the gray English city.
As we said, that was the ‘simple’ move. The Portuguese international looks very favorably on moving to Barcelona and starting a new chapter in his career. But there are many pitfalls to overcome. To begin with (beyond the fact that Pep has him absolutely), his contract ends in 2025. This last campaign he played 50 official games in which he scored 13 goals and gave seven assists. In addition, in the important commitments (elimination against Atlético and Madrid) he was untouchable for the Santpedor coach.
City will not drop (at least initially) below 100 million euros. But Barça wants to start a pulse and lower, at least, 40 ‘kilos’ of that initial figure. In any case, it does not seem that it will be something that closes soon. And, without a doubt, a turning point could be the sale or not of Frenkie de Jong. If that liquid enters a priori not contemplated in the accounts, a lot of muscle can be injected into the game destined for transfers.
HE HAS TALKED WITH GUARDIOLA
Within that will of Bernardo to come, It has even been communicated to Pep Guardiola. The one from Santpedor is aware that the Portuguese wants to leave. “Today I think Bernardo Silva will continue. But as I have always said, since my time at Barça, I don’t want players who don’t want to be there. What I can say is that Bernardo is important to us”, he said during the presentation of the duel between the ‘citizen’ team and the Barcelona player in August for the fight against ALS.