Faced with financial difficulties for several seasons, FC Barcelona is struggling to really enlist new stars and is forced to make several financial arrangements to stabilize its workforce. Like the arrivals of João Felix and João Cancelo in the final hours of the transfer window, who were loaned to the Catalan club without a purchase option. Obviously, this situation forces Barça to abandon certain files and to be overtaken by other clubs.
This is particularly the case for Bernardo Silva. Approached by Barça throughout the summer, the Portuguese international finally decided to extend his contract for one season, until 2026, with Manchester City. But Mundo Deportivo has just revealed some nice details regarding the Cityzens striker’s new one-season contract and FC Barcelona may still have a chance of signing him for the 2024-25 financial year.
Barça can recover two players at low prices
In addition to a better salary, the 29-year-old notably negotiated a departure clause worth 58 million euros in order to facilitate his departure to Barça. Bernardo Silva would still like to engage with the Catalan team in the near future and would therefore only have to wait for Joan Laporta’s team to align with his departure clause to leave. But that’s not all, since we also learned that another target from the last transfer window would have a similar clause.
Indeed, MD announces that the situation could quickly change for Dani Olmo (25 years old), another player that Xavi really appreciates and would like to see arrive in Catalonia. The Spaniard renewed this summer with RB Leipzig until 2027, but also with a clause worth 60 million euros, a price close to that of Bernardo Silva. For many years, the 25-year-old has not hidden his desire to join Barcelona. Two players who would do a lot of good for Xavi Hernandez’s squad.
