‘Looks like a farewell message’ – Man City fans react to Bernardo Silva’s post thanking the City faithful for reception on Saturday

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva has thanked the City faithful for the reception on Saturday, with many taking it as a hint of his departure.

The Portugal international has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona this summer. Silva is believed to be pushing for the move and Pep Guardiola admitted last week that he does not know whether the midfielder will be at the Etihad beyond the end of the window.

Earlier this week Bernardo gave an interview to ESPN in which he failed to rule out a departure from the Etihad Stadium, admitting that he does not know where his future lies.

On Friday Guardiola reiterated that he would ‘love’ to keep Bernardo, but that anything could happen in the remaining 20 days of the transfer window.

Bernardo Silva featured as a substitute in the 4-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday as rumours continue to swirl over whether he will will leave the club in the transfer window.

He is a firm fan favourite at the Etihad and received a rousing reception when he emerged from the bench against Bournemouth on Saturday. Fans sang his name for what seemed like an eternity.

later after the match that upon the final whistle Bernardo Silva applauded all four stands inside the Etihad, and was the last of City’s players to depart the pitch – He then handed his shirt over to a fan.

On Sunday writting on his Twitter account, Bernardo Silva thanked the City faithful for the reception shown to him when he came off the bench.

He wrote: ‘A great performance from the team and a fantastic atmosphere! I would also like to thank everyone at the stadium for those beautiful moments of love and support you guys showed me 💙’

A great performance from the team and a fantastic atmosphere! I would also like to thank everyone at the stadium for those beautiful moments of love and support you guys showed me 💙 pic.twitter.com/H6OWz2Oh4b

— Bernardo Silva (@BernardoCSilva) August 14, 2022

Whether it is, in fact, linked to his future is unclear, but this Bernardo’s post has certainly riled up Man City supporters either way.

“This is a goodbye isn’t it”
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“He is leaving.”
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“Looks like a farewell message.”
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“We love you so much and value your incredible work. Please stay and build something wonderful with us 💙”
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“Whether you stay or leave, I hope you know city fans adore you. You’ve always given your 100% for this club and deserve this love.”
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“No matter you decided to leave or stay, just rmb we all love you and we thank you for always giving us your 100% 💙.”
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