Pep Guardiola Wants To Release Bernardo Silva To Barcelona, As Long As...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola. (Photo: Twitter @ManCity)

JAKARTA - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola warned Barcelona to make an incoming offer if they wanted to get Bernardo Silva.

The Portugal international is reportedly preparing to leave Manchester City to join the Spanish giant. However, until now, The Citizens management has not received any proposals.

Guardiola admits he won't stop Silva if he wants to leave. However, the interested club must be ready to meet City's 80 million request.

"I want to clarify this because I know reports in Barcelona are making what I said. I don't want any players who don't want to be here," said Guardiola.

"I want to work with people who want to stay and work with us. Some players feel they want a new experience. I won't be the one who says 'no' - but they have to make a deal with the club."

"Make the deal and it happened. But we have to get the right offer. If we don't get the right offer, he is our player and we want it," he continued.

Guardiola reiterated that Barcelona could meet with City management if it really wanted Bernardo. "Talking to our sporting director and CEO to make an agreement," he said.

Apart from Bernardo, City's also reportedly about to move is Kyle Walker. The 33-year-old defender is believed to be interested in moving from City to Bayern Munich.

However, the German club has yet to make a suitable offer this summer.

"In Bernardo and Kyle's case, we talked many times about how important they were. When we lost those players, we had to go to the market to find a replacement and cost more than 50 million," said the former Barcelona and Bayern Munich coach.