Manchester City ‘know player wants to leave’ – Agent key in transfer process

Barcelona wanted Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva in the summer transfer window, but no deal took shape since they didn’t make any offer to the Premier League winners or the player.

The Portugal international continues to be on the agenda of the La Liga side.

Jorge Mendes, the Manchester City star’s agent, was hoping to take his client to the Camp Nou in the last window.

Sport explains the Portugal international’s case is somewhat complex. Pep Guardiola’s side ‘know that the player wants to leave’ the Etihad, but they will not let him go cheaply.

It’s explained the Blaugrana are also working to bring Lionel Messi back to the club after this season. Sport assume that Silva and the Argentine cannot both end up at Barca next summer due to sporting reasons and their salary limit. 

Mendes, for his part, has everything ready to start activating deals to take the Manchester City midfielder and also Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Rúben Neves to Xavi Hernández’s side.

The representative’s good ties with the Spanish giants have opened the door for the two signings and it seems that one of the two could end up at Barcelona.