Manchester City failed to overcome Real Madrid in the Champions Leageu, while Bernardo Silva impressed for the Premier League winners in both legs of the semi-final against the La Liga side.
The midfielder scored in the first leg at the Etihad and assisted the Citizens’ only goal in the second leg on Wednesday. With that, he has taken the overall tally of the season to 13 goals and six assists in all competitions.
Mundo Deportivo on Friday state that Barcelona are ‘attentive’ to the Manchester City star.
Xavi Hernández wants two quality players for every position to improve competition and the level of the squad. It is important for the manager to have an alternative who can accompany Pedri in the middle of the pitch.
In this sense, the player ‘most liked’ by the Catalan club is Pep Guardiola’s man. However, it will be ‘complicated’ for them to take the Portugal international away from Manchester City.
Barcelona looked at him last summer and the player ‘saw it with good eyes’, since he ‘would be delighted to play in La Liga’. Silva’s contract lasts until 2025 and Mundo state he is ‘still thinking’ of leaving the Etihad.
Barca will find it economically ‘complicated’ to take the former Monaco man away from Manchester City in the summer since he is an important player for Guardiola. Mundo suggest a swap deal could be studied if Frenkie de Jong is included as part of the deal.
