Joao Felix Claims Successfully Bujuk Bintang Man City Moves To Barcelona

Manchester City center player Bernardo Silva. (X. @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Barcelona midfielder Joao Felix claims to have persuaded Bernardo Silva to move to Barcelona. Felix acts as a'mak matchmaker' because he also told the club's sporting director Deco to recruit the Manchester City star.

Bernardo was linked with Barca when he wanted to find a new challenge by leaving Man City in January last year.

If he joins Barca, the Portugal national team playmaker will follow in the footsteps of his colleague Ilkay Gundogan. However, the Man City captain moved for free after his contract at Barca expired.

Bernardo's desire is looking for a new challenge by moving to another club to get a welcome from Felix.

This Bernando compatriot is a loan player from Atletico Madrid. But Barca are most likely to make Felix permanent after the end of this season.

Felix himself had met Deco, a former player in the Portugal and Barca national teams. Now, Deco is an important high-ranking officer at the club by serving as sporting director.

Felix told Deco if Bernardo was a 'best player' with 'good character' too.

In an interview with Radio Catalunya, Felix admitted that he had succeeded in persuading Bernardo to move to Barca. "That's true," Felix said. "But in my opinion, the move was not entirely in his hands," he said again.

"If Bernardo Silva joins, I will ask for his second commission," Felix joked.

"But what I said [to Deco] is true. If he joins, everyone will welcome him happily," he said.

Felix, further said that Bernardo had been looking for information about life in Catalunya.

"He is very careful and very careful with everything. He asked in detail about places to live here, places to eat in the city and about security. I also talked about tax issues," said Felix.

Bernardo has been a pillar of Man City in the English Premier League competition since being recruited from Monaco in 2017.

This 29-year-old player immediately became a mainstay because he could play in many positions. He can play in the middle and forward.

Currently, Bernardo has entered his seventh year at Barca. He has played 345 times by scoring 64 goals and 63 assists in various competitions. Bernardo has won 15 trophies with Man City.