Bernardo’s dream vanishes

Bernardo Silva, except for an almost impossible turn of events at this point in the market, will continue one more season defending the colors of Manchester City. Barça’s dream of signing the Portuguese midfielder is fading for the second consecutive year.

As published Oliver Kay, one of the journalists who has direct contact with the Portuguese international, In The Athletic, Bernardo Silva has already made up his mind that his departure to Barcelona, ​​which he has never hidden was a wish, will not be possible.

The reasons are various. The first, and this is what frustrates the player the most, is that he feels that Barcelona -whether due to economic difficulties or for another reason- has not really gone after him. Today, in the City offices, Ferran Soriano is still waiting for a call from Barcelona in which an offer is made for the footballer.

The second reason is domestic: City was not going to close the doors on him if he really wanted to leave (and he did) but at this point in the market, without the ability to react to a drop of this caliber, the price increased exponentially every day what was happening. The day that Barça decides to call City, the answer will not be below a price of 100 million euros. An amount that Barça, which is still struggling to sign up Koundé and bring in Marcos Alonso, cannot pay even in its wettest dreams.

The third reason is personal. It is true that Bernardo prefers to play in Spain, that Barcelona has been one of his favorite teams since he was a child, but it is also true that it is not bad in Manchester. His situation at City is not critical. He gets along very well with Pep Guardiolawho values ​​him as one of his most important players and is comfortable in the team.

Last season, Silva already asked those responsible for City to let him go, but Barcelona could not attend the bid. Far from being discouraged, the Portuguese midfielder He completed an excellent season winning his fourth Premier in five seasons and was again included in the ideal eleven of the English championship.

It cannot be denied that in Manchester, there has been concern by the outcome of the situation that began with Guardiola announcing that “In the match on August 24 against Barcelona at the Camp Nou to raise funds against ELA, I will play with Bernardo and ten others” and that as the weeks passed that phrase was on the way to getting complicated.

Some gestures and a message from the player himself were even interpreted on social networks in which after playing against Bournemouth he seemed to say goodbye to the citizen fans. Nothing is further from reality according to The Athletic. What Bernardo Silva wanted was to thank the support of the fans who were also concerned about his possible departure.

Now, the scenario that opens up, beyond Bernardo playing this season with City, goes through two options. Or that Barça rearms financially and try it next summer or that City put a renewal offer on the table. An offer that this summer I would not have accepted, but that in a few months may be accepted. Two disappointments seem too many for Bernardo.