Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has talked about the need to restructure the Citizens squad.
The 30-year-old has been speaking to DAZN in Portugal on Manchester City’s season and A Bola have relayed his comments.
Manchester City have been knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid earlier this month. They are fifth in the table, two points behind fourth placed Chelsea, with a game in hand.
Silva claims he has never been in such a situation so far in his playing career.
“I think it’s mainly been a very mental and very difficult war, because winning, winning, winning, a team that’s used to so much success and suddenly getting beaten as badly as we have this year, it’s not easy, I mean on a personal level,” he said.
The Portugal international has less than 18 months left on his contract at the Etihad.
He’s one of the nine players at Manchester City who is 30 years and above. This includes Kevin De Bruyne, İlkay Gündoğan and goalkeeper Scott Carson who have their contracts expiring in the summer.
Silva believes a cycle is coming to an end and after a difficult season, Manchester City have to prepared for the new cycle. Pep Guardiola’s side added four new players to the current squad in January.
The former AS Monaco man believes Manchester City have a difficult job ahead of them.
“Of course, generations and cycles come to an end, obviously due to age and different career stages, and this club will need to renew,” Silva explained.
“It’s a difficult job and it’s starting to happen, there are a lot of players coming to the end of their contracts, there are a lot of players who have already left and who will leave in the next few years.”
“That’s part of it and it’s going to be a difficult job for the club, but I’m sure that with the players who have already arrived in recent years, and now in January too.”
“I’m sure the club will do an excellent job of giving these new players the stability they need to try and come close to the success we’ve had, which won’t be easy, but I know that this club will continue on a path of great success, because it’s a club with a very strong structure.”
