After Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez, Manchester City is in danger of losing another star who contributed to the team’s extraordinary successes in the last edition.
Bernardo Silva wants to leave the Etihad Stadium.
According to the Spanish medium “Mundo Deportivo”, the 28-year-old recently spoke with coach Pep Guardiola, to whom he communicated his decision and desire, “Gazeta Express” reports.
The former Monaco footballer wants to move to Catalonia, where he would take the place of Ousmane Dembele, who is close to moving to Paris Saint-Germain.
The English club, meanwhile, has put up a “wall” and seems to have rejected the first offer for the Portuguese footballer.
Guardiola has publicly expressed his desire not to let any starting player leave the English and European champions.
Six years after his arrival in Manchester, Bernardo Silva thinks he has earned the right to leave the club to face a new challenge.
Last summer, the “Citizens” had resisted the offensive of the “Blaugrana” for the player.