“I can’t pay £40m for him, he should return back to City Pep Guardiola is a baby coach and don’t know how to handle such players

According to reports, Barcelona is unwilling to pay the release clause in order to recruit a player from Manchester City this summer.

The La Liga team secured a season-long loan for Joao Cancelo and signed Ilkay Gundogan on a free transfer during the previous summer transfer window.

However, some behind-the-scenes information about another City figure who they are keeping an eye on has surfaced ahead of the next summer window.

Although he’s not a top priority, Barcelona is still interested in signing Bernardo Silva this summer, according to a recent AS report.

Additionally, they believe that the £50 million release clause in his contract is exorbitant, and they can only pursue the 29-year-old if they close deals first.

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The story also states that Xavi, who has already made the decision to remain as Barcelona’s manager for the next campaign, still thinks highly of Silva despite failing to persuade him to sign with the Spanish team last summer.

The midfield player, who paid £43 million to join the Manchester team during the summer transfer window of 2017, has made 349 appearances for City in all competitions.

Silva has accrued 66 goals, 62 assists, and many local and European championships from his 349 games.

For City, Bernardo Silva has established himself as an essential player.
The midfield hero, who is earning a weekly salary of £300k, has started 37 of the 43 games in which he has played this season, demonstrating his importance to the squad.

In fact, Pep Guardiola claimed to feel “safe” and “comfortable” with the Portuguese international on the field because of Silva’s intelligence and intuition when it comes to keeping the ball. Silva scored the game-winning goal in City’s 1-0 FA Cup semifinal victory over Chelsea last weekend.

Considering everything, we believe Barcelona should give up on signing the City player entirely if they don’t want to pay the release clause in his contract.