‘Not a bad option’, ‘Would take that’ – Man City fans react as club working on sensational swap deal with Barcelona

Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims Barcelona are willing to offer Frenkie de Jong in an attempt to bring Bernardo Silva to Camp Nou during this summer’s transfer window.

The Catalan outfit are said to be firmly in the hunt for Bernardo this summer, with the club determined to win the race for his signature amid interest from a number of Saudi Arabian clubs.

However, Xavi’s side are not in a position to make any big-money acquisitions in the current market due to their financial problems, with their two signings thus far, Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez, arriving on free transfers.

According to Mirror Online, Barcelona want to sign Silva this summer and it has been suggested that Frenkie de Jong may be on his way to the Etihad in a swap move.

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FootballTransfers reports that Man City now hope to use this as leverage to sign De Jong, in a bid to further strengthen their midfield options.

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

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@mcfcalfie0: “Would probably the best outcome we can get from this ‘Bernado wants to leave every season’ saga. Fed up of it. Make the deal”

@kibsBruce: “Since Bernando is determined to leave, de Jong is not a bad option”

@Tim_Citeh: “I would take that.”

@v21_pedro: “I definitely would not say no to this”

@Huncho_Willieee: “I don’t mind that at all tbh”

@TheFanOpinion: “De Jong is the perfect Pep player.”

@ejaz998: “But Frenkies weekly wage would be a problem, he definitely needs to take a pay cut if city gets him.”