Paris Saint-Germain continues to advance its pawns for a priority target. This transfer would be historic in the capital.
Discovered by Luis Campos, former team-mate of Kylian Mbappé in Monaco and strong link in a Manchester City team driven by the master Pep Guardiola, Bernardo Silva ticks absolutely all the boxes to achieve unanimity in Paris. The Portuguese attacking midfielder is a name that seduces all the currents of influence of the capital club, from Doha to Nasser Al-Khelaïfi, via Campos, the new coach Luis Enrique and the Mbappé clan.
This file will however be difficult to finalize for Paris Saint-Germain, for sporting reasons, but also geopolitics. Rivals in their quest for soft-power, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates have adopted very distinct strategies, but they have never made a deal since their respective arrivals at Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. A notable point considering that the period spans more than a decade.
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In this context, can Bernardo Silva be an exception? This is the big challenge of the summer for Luis Campos. The assembly will be difficult to achieve, but in the current state of things, several elements allow the Portuguese leader to be resolutely optimistic. In addition to his personal relationship with the player, Campos can count on the major role of Jorge Mendes, representative of the Portuguese international and great ally of the capital club since the start of this summer transfer window.
Moreover, Bernardo Silva, in person, did not hide his desire to leave after having known everything – and won everything – in England. If his attraction for FC Barcelona is real, the financial problems of the Catalan club do not make him the first obstacle for PSG. Unlike Manchester City. Until then, the board of the Mancunian club had always leaked the idea that the door was closed, under pressure from Pep Guardiola, who would like to keep the player to put him back in the midfield after the departure of Ilkay Gündogan in Barcelona. But according to the latest information from Foot Mercato, Manchester City has finally resolved to sell its player. The conditions for a transfer would therefore now be met. It will be up to Paris to pay the price.
