Bernardo Silva, the midfielder of Manchester City, is the big target of Barcelona, after the departure of Ousmane Dembele to Paris Saint-Germain.
Coach Xavi Hernandez has been looking for Silva in particular, as he thinks he is the only player who can replace the Frenchman.
For this, the Barcelona club is working on a strategy to undertake a complicated transfer.
Given the departure of Ousmane Dembele to Paris Saint-Germain, the Barca club is clear that Silva is the number one target and they are looking for the right formula to convince City to let the Portuguese footballer go, Mundodeportivo reports, Klankosova.tv reports.
Silva is open to a move to Barcelona, but an agreement between the two clubs is still missing.
In formal terms, Barça’s intention is to propose to City an operation based on a loan for one season, 2023-2024, but linked to the mandatory purchase of the Portuguese midfielder on July 1, 2024.
That is, already next season so it doesn’t affect the current one, but it guarantees City they will get a good amount for a player who now has two years left on his contract.
Barça are convinced that, with the pressure exerted by Bernardo and his agent, Jorge Mendes, and given that Pep Guardiola committed to him last year to let him leave if he demanded and secured a good fee for them sold, the operation can be successfully completed.
Another scenario that the club is considering is that, if City reject this loan formula in the first season, they should make an outright purchase in the current season.
