Pep Guardiola wants to keep Manchester City ace Bernardo Silva, but the player ‘likes Barcelona very much’ in transfer reports linking the Portuguese to a move to the Catalan club. admitted to be
Silva played 65 minutes in a friendly between City and Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night, after which Guardiola spoke about the midfielder’s future.
Guardiola insists he is keen to sign the 28-year-old, who has won four Premier League titles with City, despite reports that the Spanish side are interested in him. He stressed that there were no player offers the past two summers.
However, he admitted that Bernardo has affection for Guardiola’s former team.
“I’m not the one to tell Barça to forget about Bernardo,” Guardiola told reporters after the friendly ended 3-3.
“We want him to stay with us, but we don’t want anyone who isn’t happy. The first thing is for the club to come to an agreement, but for the last two years, he There were no offers for
City’s Bernardo Silva v Barcelona’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
“I don’t want to let him go. He’s a top-notch player, he’s a great guy…and with only seven or eight days left[within the window]we have to look at the transfer market. No, I hope he does, but it is true that Bernardo likes Barcelona very much.”
Barcelona coach Xavi, who was seated next to Guardiola at the press conference, said any move was “up to City”.
Highlights from a thrilling mid-season friendly between Barcelona and Manchester City.
City helps Barca raise funds for ALS research
Organized to raise funds for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research at the Luzon Foundation to support former Barcelona goalkeeper and coach Juan Carlos Unzue, who was diagnosed with an incurable disease. There were 91,062 fans at Camp Nou for the midweek fixture. 2020 neurological condition.
Man City manager Pep Guardiola and Barcelona manager Xavi before kick-off
In this match, after Julien Alvarez opened the scoring, goals from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Frenkie de Jong put Barcelona ahead.
City youngster Cole Palmer leveled the match and Riyad Mahrez scored the equalizer in stoppage time after Memphis Depay, who has been rumored to return to Manchester United, scored a third in Barcelona.
Barca’s Frenkie de Jong to face Man City’s Julian Alvarez
“I would like to thank Barcelona and Manchester City for their dedication and responsiveness to our cause,” Unzue said. “I also want to thank everyone who bought a ticket and everyone who donated through the Row Zero initiative.Everyone on the ALS team is here with me on the pitch to stay alive and live. I want you to know that I want to have fun.”
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