BERNARDO SILVA is a BARCELONA' PLAYER 😱 So, what it will be? | WHAT IF
Bernardo Silva will join Barcelona next summer! The Blaugrana has come up with the perfect scheme to secure the services of the Manchester City star, so we decided to show you what Barça will be like, if they strengthen their squad with the Portuguese!
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How would Barcelona be able to buy Bernardo?
In fact, Bernardo Silva's transfer to Barcelona should have happened a long time ago. The Catalans have been actively trying to sign Bernardo since 2022, but their efforts were constantly hampered by financial problems... Difficulties with financial fair play are still haunting Barça today, but the situation around Silva is different now, therefore, the Camp Nou is ready to finally take advantage of the golden chance!
So what has changed? In previous seasons, Bernardo was in no hurry to leave Man City, while the club announced price tags from €80 to €100 million to prevent anyone from ever thinking of snapping up the player. Silva was more or less satisfied with his position in Pep Guardiola's team and, like all his teammates, was heading towards the final unconquered goal of the citizens - to win the Champions League. The Sky Blues succeeded, and after winning the European trophy, Bernardo renewed his contract until 2026, but he did so with one important condition - a release clause worth €58 million was added to the new agreement.
This way, Silva became open to offers, as he probably felt he had already stayed too long at Man City, where he moved to seven years ago. Besides, Bernardo had a fewer number of friends in the dressing room... The midfielder was good friends with his compatriot João Cancelo, who is currently on loan at Barcelona, as well as Riyad Mares, who was sold to Saudi Arabia.
And now that Bernardo has two years left on his contract, Manchester City seem to have accepted his desire to leave. Since January, the club has been actively working on acquiring West Ham's Lucas Paqueta while also targeting Bayern Munich's Jamal Musiala. It's hard to pretend like this isn't connected to Silva's departure, you know.
Meanwhile, Barcelona president Joan Laporta quickly realized what was going on! According to the latest info from Sport.es, the official intends to transfer the playmaker on a 30+30 model, in which Barça will pay Man City €5 million every six months and gradually reach the required €58 million release clause. It will help the Catalans to comply with the FFP rules without abandoning other signings suitable for the club's current financial capabilities. A really cunning and well-done plan from Laporta, definitely worthy of your like!
Interestingly enough, last spring, the president of Barcelona revealed in an interview with Diario AS that he could have brought Bernardo to Camp Nou back in 2015!
"I know Bernardo personally. In 2015, I had an agreement for him to sign. But, then I did not win the election".
Yet, Silva's move is being realized not only thanks to Laporta, but also to many other people involved in convincing the footballer!
Who will play a major role in Silva's move to Barcelona?
First of all, Xavi has a great influence on the matter. Once the economic situation at Barcelona had become better, the manager repeatedly demanded to get Bernardo to join his squad, though cules failed to make it happen. Now Xavi has brought out with an ultimatum - either he will be provided with Silva and several other experienced performers in the summer, or he will keep his word and leave the club after the ongoing season!
Not wanting to part ways with the manager, Laporta began working on Bernardo's deal with extra passion. The players, namely João Félix, also joined him in public space. The Barcelona striker recently gave a loud comment to Catalunya Radio:
"I think I've convinced Bernardo Silva to join Barça, that's all true! But it doesn't depend on him right now.
He is very careful with everything and he asked me about places to live, places to eat, about security... He asked me a little about everything. And if Bernardo comes, I'm going to ask for a commission!" said Felix.
Silva's agent, Jorge Mendes, is also helping to finalize the transfer. He doesn't mind having his client start a new stage in his career. In a January interview with the Portuguese newspaper Record, Mendes confirmed Barça's plans for Bernardo:
"Things are not going so well for Barcelona, but they want to keep Joao Felix and Joao Cancelo permanently. Just like Bernado Silva, who is the best player in the world in his position."
And let's not forget about İlkay Gündoğan! Silva's former Manchester City teammate will not stand aside and will also invite Bernardo to join the roster!
Now that we've analyzed all the details of this transfer, we still need to figure out how Bernardo will boost Barcelona's performance.