‘That’s fair’, ‘He wants a new challenge’ – Man City fans react as club now ready to sell key star for €80m in the summer

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club is willing to let Bernardo Silva leave in the summer if a bid of €80M comes in.

Silva has been a key player for Manchester City since joining the club from AS Monaco, and he has helped them win several trophies during his time in the Premier League.

The 28-year-old was heavily linked with the move away from the Premier League club last summer as well. But Manchester City managed to keep him at the club.

Silva has shown his versatility this season in City’s fluid tactical system. From 36 appearances in all competitions, he has scored three goals – including one that brought him to the landmark of 50 overall for the club – and provided five assists.

There have been a few claims recently that it could be his last season at the Etihad Stadium. By the summer, there will only be two years remaining on his contract.

According to The Telegraph, Manchester City are now believed to be willing to let key star Bernardo Silva leave in the summer if a bid of €80M comes in for the Portugal international.

🚨 Manchester City are willing to let Bernardo Silva leave in the summer if a bid of €80M comes in.

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— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) March 2, 2023

Silva was subject to interest from Barcelona last summer but a move never materialised. However, the Catalan club ruled themselves out of signing the Manchester City star in January because they refuse to splash out on his €80m price tag and that is likely to be the same in the summer given their financial issues.

Another potential destination would be PSG as Kylian Mbappe is believed to want Silva at the Paris-based club after the two shared the pitch together for Monaco between 2015-2017, states the Daily Mail.

Whoever gets Silva will be getting a tremendous player and where he will end up will become clearer as the summer window gets closer.

The report shared on Twitter gathered a number of replies from a wide range of Man City supporters.

@Citeh_MD: “That’s fair imo”

@CityLife433: “He wants a new challenge.”

@INyikosa: “I’d be okay with that”

@johnmberylm: “Don’t let him go unless he is all for it himself. He’s played so many great games for us and I would hate to see him leavee.”

@JakePritchardFC: “Decent money tbf, and he has wanted to leave for a while. Technically i can only see Madrid or PSG getting him.”

@CitySZN__: “Been the case for about 2 1/2 years 😂.”