2023-12-24 22:00:00
Manchester City completed a historic treble last season, winning the Premier League, the FA Cup and finally the Champions League, but despite this, their core underwent a solid transformation last year.
Solid names like Joao Cancelo, Ilkay Gündogan, Riyad Mahrez and Aymeric Laporte are gone. Other executives might suffer the same fate during the next transfer windows.
In recent months, for example, numerous rumors have reported the departure of Kevin De Bruyne, who will be at the end of his contract in 2025. Or of Erling Haaland, who might leave for 200 million euros at the end of the current season due to a clause in his contract.
Bernardo Silva can leave City for a limited sum
But it seems more likely that another big name will depart soon. According to the Daily Star, City might lose Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese playmaker signed a new contract until 2026 in August, but it also reportedly includes a buyout fee of “just” €60 million.
If a club comes knocking with this amount, the 29-year-old will leave the Etihad. Silva has flirted with a transfer several times in recent transfer windows.
FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, among others, courted him for a while. Silva’s departure would be a huge loss for City, as he has since become one of the team’s veterans.
Transferred from AS Monaco in the summer of 2017 for 50 million euros, he is already in his seventh season in Manchester. Manchester City must hope that no club comes with the required amount in the next transfer window. After all, Pep Guardiola does not want to lose the versatile midfielder under any circumstances.
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