JAKARTA - Barcelona has the opportunity to get Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva without having to spend a penny, alias for free.
Silva's contract will expire when the competition ends. He will leave the Etihad after nine years playing for Man City.
The 31-year-old midfielder actually wants to return to Portugal by strengthening the club that raised him, Benfica. However, Silva feels he is still capable of competing at the highest level so he wants to try out other leagues before returning home.
And, Silva's next destination is none other than Spain's LaLiga. Spanish giant Barcelona is interested in bringing Silva to strengthen the midfield. Coach Hansi Flick hopes to get an additional senior player because the Barca squad is filled with more young players.
Even though they showed the best quality and ability so that Barca is still leading the Spanish League standings and surviving in the Champions League, Flick wants there to be experienced players to maintain the balance of the team. Moreover, Barca has the opportunity to get Silva for free.
The contract of the player who has 107 times strengthened the Portuguese national team is indeed at the end of June 2026. There is no signal from Man City to extend Silva's contract which strengthens the rumor that the club really wants to let the player go.
Apart from his age which is no longer young, the club wants to release the high-paid player. Silva is one of the high-paid players, namely 300 thousand pounds or around 6.7 billion rupiah per week.
If he eventually leaves Man City and accepts Barca's offer, Silva will reunite with Joao Cancelo, his club and national team teammate.
Cancelo played for five years at Man City and was then loaned to Bayern Munich and Barca before being signed permanently by Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal. However, Cancelo returned to Barca in January this year with the same status, namely a loan player.
The question is not only Barca who are targeting Silva. According to The Sun, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are also linked to Silva. Likewise, there are already Turkish clubs that are negotiating for the recruitment of players who have brought the Cityzens to win six English Premier League trophies.
Silva, who was recruited by Man City from Monaco in 2017, also won various trophies. He led the club to the Champions League title for the first time in 2023.
Silva also won the FA Cup twice and the English League Cup or Carabao Cup up to five times. In addition, Man City is also the champion of the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup.
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