Barcelona ‘remain keen to sign Bernardo Silva after agreeing personal terms with the Manchester City star’… but Nou Camp chiefs ‘must balance their books before targeting a £60m deal – and Pep Guardiola’s side will NOT make it easy in negotiations’
- Barcelona still plan on signing Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva this summer
- But Pep Guardiola’s side will not make it easy as they bid to keep hold of Silva
- Guardiola is usually unwilling to hold on to players who want to leave the Etihad
- However with the end of the window approaching he will struggle to replace him
- Barcelona began the new LaLiga season with a 0-0 draw against Rayo Vallecano
Barcelona are still planning a move for Bernardo Silva this summer despite not yet being able to register all their summer signings due to LaLiga’s financial regulations.
The Blaugrana view Portuguese midfielder Silva as the icing on the cake for their summer recruitment and, according to Sport, they have been in contact with the player for weeks and have a pre-contract agreement in place.
However with their corpulent wage bill as yet balanced they have been unable to register £45million defender Jules Kounde so any move for the Portugal international can surely only take place once that issue is solved.
Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva is a target for Barcelona despite financial issues
Xavi’s side will move for Silva once they are able to balance their books
It has long been Pep Guardiola’s modus operandi to let players leave if they do not want to be a part of his squad, with the likes of Leroy Sane and Ferran Torres recent examples of this.
With Silva coming close to an exit last summer, there is an agreement between the player and his manager that he will be allowed to leave this summer should a good offer arrive, according to Sport.
It is believed an offer of around £60m, plus the obligatory performance based add-ons, would be enough to land their man, who has played only 37 minutes so far in City’s opening two games this season.
It is unclear how Xavi’s side will be able to afford yet another big-money move, having already sold portions of their own in-house production company to finance their £127m summer spree, and even that has not been enough to…