With Manchester City, Bernardo Silva has become one of the best circles in the world. Arrived in 2017 after a last exceptional season with AS Monaco, the Portuguese midfielder has continued to impress with the Skyblues. Having become one of the darlings of Pep Guardiola over the years and titles, the native of Lisbon is still a framework of the Mancunian locker room this season. And despite the fairly poor cuvée of Erling Haaland's teammates, the 30-year-old can boast of having been one of the most consistent players despite some big failed meetings.
Author of 3 goals and 4 assists in 41 matches, the number 20 of Cityzens is always in an interesting form which allows him to benefit from a certain popularity rating with supporters. Better still, for the rest of his career, the Portuguese international with 100 selections continues to perform at a level that allows him to stir up many lusts. Under contract until 2026 in the north of England, Bernardo Silva may well leave this summer at a lower price.
Benfica works on the return of Bernardo Silva
While the departure of Kevin de Bruyne has been ratified for a few days, Manchester City has prepared for a large upheaval synonymous with cycle change. Thus, Bernardo Silva will not be retained if an interesting offer arises, all the more one year before the end of his contract. Consequently, two clubs have come to information for a few weeks according to information from Record : FC Barcelona and Benfica. And according to information from the Portuguese media, a return from Bernardo to the Estadio da Luz is more relevant than ever.
Indeed, discussions have taken place between all parties in recent weeks, and interest has been pronounced on all sides. Far from being a person favoring money to emotions according to the Portuguese media, Bernardo Silva would like to return to his hometown to finish a story that has never really started with his training club for whom he played three little professional matches. On the financial level, the midfielder is ready to drop his wages drastically so as not to undermine the finances of the SLB. According to Recordthe only thing that could now divert him from Lisbon is a start to Barça, where Deco, the sports director, has been pushing for several years to attract him. Case to follow then …
