SILVA, OPTION FOR BARÇA?
Manchester City, without news of Barça's interest in Bernardo Silva
According to information from 'The Athletic', Manchester City deny any approach from FC Barcelona for Bernardo Silva, one of the players who is on the Blaugrana's agenda for 2024/2025.
The FC Barcelona has the intention of refirzar his changing room of face to the next season, but will depend on the operations that can complete the club to generate extraordinary income that allow him resolve the 'eternal' problems with the Fair Play financial. This year, the blaugrana will be forced to carry out some painful sale if they want to add the signings that has asked Xavi Hernández for the 2024/2025.
One of the big aims of the culés is Bernardo Silva, one of the names that carries several years in the diary culé. His signing was tanteado in 2022 and 2023, but the economic factor played a key paper. The Catalans were not in conditions to pay the figure that asked the Manchester City (80 million euros, two years ago) and the Portuguese finish renewing in the past season. The Barça did not have options, not even, to touch the door to try his incorporation.
The City does not know at all of the Barça
In the new agreement that signed Silva, that extends until 30 June 2026, included a clause of rescission of 50 million pounds, some €58m, that in normal conditions would be an accessible figure for any team 'big' of Europe. However, for the Barça supposes a mount inaccessible and, of agreement to recent informations, have marked a tope of 40-€50m to be able to tackle the operation.
In any case, in the Barcelona group keep it like an initial interest and still do not have it trasmitido to the Manchester City. In fact, an information of 'The Athletic' confirms that the group 'citizen' does not have news of the Barça. NOr there are direct contacts neither much less a formal offer on the table, by what do case omiso to the rumours during the last days. Until it have not proposed, in the Etihad will take it to him airily.
The Barça will expect to move in the market
It is not a surprise that the Barça have not transmitted his interest in Bernardo Silva of formal way, put right now are conscious that they are not in conditions to face his traspaso. Until they do not produce gone out that they generate sufficient profits, the culés will not be able to begin to work in some incorporation, was the Portuguese midfield player or any player that have been linked with the club of face to the coming market of signings estival.
