Bernardo Silva ‘is not for sale amid £70m interest from Barcelona’, as Pep Guardiola still sees the Manchester City star as huge part of his Premier League title defence
- Bernardo Silva has won eight major trophies in five years with Manchester City
- He was named in the PFA team of the year for 2021/22 as City won the league
- Pep Guardiola is reportedly ‘keen to hang on to’ the 27-year-old midfielder
- Silva has previously been linked with a £70million move to Barcelona
Manchester City ‘have no intention of selling Bernardo Silva this summer’ despite a rumoured move to Barcelona.
The 27-year-old midfielder joined the Etihad in 2017 and has since won an astonishing eight major trophies in five years.
He played 35 times in City’s Premier League winning side last year and was named in the PFA team of the year.
Bernardo Siiva has been a key part of Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side for five years
According to reports in the Mirror, Pep Guardiola still sees Silva as an important part of his team and will not sell him before the start of next season.
This comes in spite of reports earlier this month from Spanish outlet Sport that a £70 million deal with Barcelona for the Portuguese star was on the table.
Silva was close to joining Barcelona a year ago but the move fell through due to financial issues at the Nou Camp.
Pep Guardiola is looking to keep his squad together in preparation for a title defence
Xavi’s Barcelona side had previously been linked with a £70m move from City
The Catalan giants are still facing debt issues, and may not have been in a position to sign Silva after bringing in Robert Lewandowski for £42.5m on Saturday.
City have already had a busy transfer window, spending close to £100m on Erling Haaland and Kalvin Phillips, while Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus have left for Chelsea and Arsenal respectively.
With most key areas covered at the Etihad, Guardiola’s focus will now be on keeping his squad together as they gun for a fifth Premier League title in six years.
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