Barcelona will reportedly have to shell out up to £65 million to sign Bernardo Silva from Manchester City.
According to Ben Jacobs, Manchester City and Barcelona are yet to reach an agreement for the transfer of 28-year-old playmaker Bernardo Silva and are far off in their respective valuations of the player despite claims that an agreement has been reached. The Blaugrana will need to shell out £65 million to sign the Portuguese midfielder in the ongoing transfer window.
Barcelona have been one of the most active European giants in the summer transfer window, signing Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Jules Kounde, Andreas Christensen and Franck Kessie, despite their financial restraints. The Catalan giants are set to continue their summer spree and have now shifted their focus toward Bernardo Silva as their priority target.
The Portuguese midfielder has been on the radar of Barcelona throughout the summer transfer window, and they have now taken initial steps to finalise a deal for the 28-year-old, who has been at Manchester City since joining them from AS Monaco half a decade ago. Silva has made 251 appearances for the Premier League giants, scoring 48 times and assisting 51 goals in the process.
He has been one of the most crucial components of Pep Guardiola’s setup at the Etihad, which has seen them win four Premier League titles in the last five years. However, Silva could be on the move in the ongoing transfer window, with Barcelona showing serious interest.
The two clubs are currently in discussions over the Portuguese international’s transfer but are far off in their current valuation of the midfielder, even though recent reports claimed that the two clubs had reached an agreement. Manchester City want at least £65 million for the player, who still has three years left on his existing contract.
Silva, for his part, will not force an exit from the club, where he has been highly successful and grown into a world beater. On the other hand, Barcelona president Joan Laporta has publicly praised the player, who is open to a move to Camp Nou.
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A lot of it also depends on whether Barcelona manage to offload a few players to make space in the squad and wage bill for new arrivals. It will be interesting to see if Barcelona land their priority signing in a deal worth around £65 million.
