Barcelona president Joan Laporta refused to rule out a late bid for Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva after confirming the club had secured another 100m euros of extra revenue with a new asset sell-off.
Despite Pep Guardiola reiterating that the Citizens wish to keep hold of the former SL Benfica and AS Monaco midfielder, the speculations refuse to go away.
A recent report that claimed that Man City had been in touch with the Catalan side to signal that they would be prepared to accept an offer in the region of £67m for the playmaker was shot down, but rumours are persisting that the former Monaco man could be departing the Etihad Stadium.
Barça coach Xavi has told the club he wants the 27-year-old Portugual international and Speaking at the unveiling of former Sevilla defender Kounde, Laporta was asked about Bernardo and responded: “Bernardo Silva? First we have to register the players we have signed and that’s what we’re working on.
“Also resolve the futures of the players not in the manager’s plans. First we have to do that. After, we will see what we can do. The coach wants more reinforcements.”
These Joan Laporta’s comments were shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“If this happens our season is genuinely ruined.”
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“we’re genuinely going to struggle if this happens.”
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“It’s not happening.”
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“There is absolutely no way we will let him go now. Not a chance. It would be suicide. What football agent is genuinely turning around to their player and recommending Barcelona as a good option now? Madness.”
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“”The first thing is to register our signings”.. How are they allowed to sign players that they aren’t sure up front about registering? How can the head of a football club in a highly regulated system like UEFA say this openly and not face any regulatory scrutiny? None. WTF”
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“If we lose Bernardo we are finished.”
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“I’m so tired of this transfer window.”
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