Bernardo Silva in a match with Manchester City

THE '20' PUT AN END TO THE RUMORS

Bernardo Silva makes it clear that he will not go to Barça: "I'm happy and I'm staying"

Published:1/09/2022 - 00:39h

Updated:1/09/2022 - 08:44h

Bernardo Silva finished burying the hopes that placed the player in the orbit of FC Barcelona at the end of the transfer market. After Manchester City's thrashing of Nottingham Forest (6-0), the Portuguese clarified that he is staying in England

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The Manchester City of Pep Guardiola can breathe calm regarding the future of Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese descartó go out this summer to the FC Barcelona and left clear his happiness for continuing in the group 'sky blue'. "I have not received any offer from Spain, anybody has come. I remain me in Manchester. The decision is taken and am very happy", said to 'RAC1' after the goleada of the 'cityzens' to the Nottingham Forest (6-0).

Bernardo added an assistance to Joao Cancel the Wednesday to put the 4-0 partial and has had a big beginning of season in the Premier League with a pair of goals. During the last weeks especuló with the interest of the Barça in going to by the luso, but the financial problems of the club made impossible, at least, present an offer by the mediocentro to a City that, from the beginning, did not give signals to facilitate his exit.

In this sense, the managerial 'sky blue' planted in 100 million euros, a figure impagable for a Barça that depended, mainly, of the exit of Frenkie of Jong to bid by Bernardo. Pep Guardiola was wary and manifested in several opportunities that would not interfere in the wish of the player to leave to the Barça, but finally the negotiations never began because the managerial culé did not attain to free sufficient mass salarial as to manage a traspaso so high.

Finally, Silva will remain in the City, club by which fichó in the summer of 2017 in return of 50 'kilos' pertinent of the Monaco. The '20' was the first big signing of Guardiola in his arrival to Manchester and, since, has been key piece for the operation of the team, being indisputable headline in the majority of the stage of the Catalan technician in England. For the moment, the luso adds 50 goals and 52 assistances in 256 parties.

Xavi will not have to the mediocentro that wanted

With the descarte of the operation by Bernardo Silva, Xavi Hernández will have to resignarse to remain with what has in the midfield. That eye, is not, neither much less, little thing, but was clear that the technician egarense dreamed with having the one of Lisbon to arm an eleven much more offensive, with Pedri and the Portuguese attendants of the creation behind the offensive trident.

Like this the things, Xavi will follow betting by the emergent talent of Gavi, using to Frenkie and Franck Kessié like main variants of the medullary, waiting for what suceda with Miralem Pjanic. The exit of Nico González does that conserve to the bosnio was the wisest in front of the fault of acting natural for Sergio Busquets. In the meantime, the City will follow taking out the best of Bernardo Silva, with an Erling Haaland the one who already begins to explode all his potential goleador in England.

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