Bernardo Silva

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tolmie's hairdoo said:
Gutted to listen to that interview, thought last season and the addition of Haaland would have brought a reset in his thinking.

Bernie clearly couching his words because he still thinks there might be an opportunity to leave this window.

That's why the claims we rejected Neymar for Bernardo doesn't smell right.

There's absolutely no way we would reject such a deal, zero.

Bernie and his missus would jump at Paris and the lifestyle he and his missus enjoy.

I'd be on the blower right now if it was ever an option. More surprised Soriano and Pep didn't snap hands off...
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The problem with losing Bernardo is that we have a potential replacement in Bellingham but I can’t see Dortmund selling till next season. KDB, Gundogan, Foden, McAtee isn’t enough in creative midfield especially as KDB and Gundogan have had injury issues and Foden is our best left winger.

If Bernardo leaves I think we should look for a Gundogan replacement this summer, someone like Matheus Nunes. Have him bed in for a season and minimise the loss of Gundogan next summer.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Mendes has agreed a deal with Barca and is only waiting for them to get the funds. Wouldn’t even be surprised if he has planned to sell Nunes to us hence the move to Wolves hasn’t happened yet.

All the same Bernardo would be an incredible loss and would very possibly mean a transitional season ahead unless we were very lucky with a replacement.
 
pavelsrnicek said:
The problem with losing Bernardo is that we have a potential replacement in Bellingham but I can’t see Dortmund selling till next season. KDB, Gundogan, Foden, McAtee isn’t enough in creative midfield especially as KDB and Gundogan have had injury issues and Foden is our best left winger.

If Bernardo leaves I think we should look for a Gundogan replacement this summer, someone like Matheus Nunes. Have him bed in for a season and minimise the loss of Gundogan next summer.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Mendes has agreed a deal with Barca and is only waiting for them to get the funds. Wouldn’t even be surprised if he has planned to sell Nunes to us hence the move to Wolves hasn’t happened yet.

All the same Bernardo would be an incredible loss and would very possibly mean a transitional season ahead unless we were very lucky with a replacement.
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Joao Felix?
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Gutted to listen to that interview, thought last season and the addition of Haaland would have brought a reset in his thinking.

Bernie clearly couching his words because he still thinks there might be an opportunity to leave this window.

That's why the claims we rejected Neymar for Bernardo doesn't smell right.

There's absolutely no way we would reject such a deal, zero.

Bernie and his missus would jump at Paris and the lifestyle he and his missus enjoy.

I'd be on the blower right now if it was ever an option. More surprised Soriano and Pep didn't snap hands off...
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Maybe Bernie said no to PSG....I think he wants Spain
 
I don’t think that interview necessarily changes things. He’s happy to stay but likes Barca..I don’t think he leaves for anywhere else. We knew this.

Unless you are FDJ and are owed £17 million, players always say that sort of thing…never say never and all that.

Pep is normally right about these things and he said Barca would find it very difficult to sign Bernardo….particularly right now.

Plus it seems City are only able to concentrate on one deal at a time and they’ve moved on to Cucurella! ;-)
 
Bernie's interview doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. He would go to Spain/Barca, but he understands we are reluctant to let him move this summer and will respect his contract, manager and teammates.

Bernie is not desperate to leave City, he wouldn't prefer a move to every big non-English club. I guess his preference is Barca or Real, not PSG. Why go back to France? Crisis period or not, Barca's pull is well stronger than PSG's.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Gutted to listen to that interview, thought last season and the addition of Haaland would have brought a reset in his thinking.

Bernie clearly couching his words because he still thinks there might be an opportunity to leave this window.

That's why the claims we rejected Neymar for Bernardo doesn't smell right.

There's absolutely no way we would reject such a deal, zero.

Bernie and his missus would jump at Paris and the lifestyle he and his missus enjoy.

I'd be on the blower right now if it was ever an option. More surprised Soriano and Pep didn't snap hands off...
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Hang on, are you saying you'd swap Bernardo for Neymar?
 
pavelsrnicek said:
The problem with losing Bernardo is that we have a potential replacement in Bellingham but I can’t see Dortmund selling till next season. KDB, Gundogan, Foden, McAtee isn’t enough in creative midfield especially as KDB and Gundogan have had injury issues and Foden is our best left winger.

If Bernardo leaves I think we should look for a Gundogan replacement this summer, someone like Matheus Nunes. Have him bed in for a season and minimise the loss of Gundogan next summer.

Wouldn’t be surprised if Mendes has agreed a deal with Barca and is only waiting for them to get the funds. Wouldn’t even be surprised if he has planned to sell Nunes to us hence the move to Wolves hasn’t happened yet.

All the same Bernardo would be an incredible loss and would very possibly mean a transitional season ahead unless we were very lucky with a replacement.
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Is Bellingham like for like with Bernardo though? I don't think he's as creative. He's more your classic central midfield all rounder & not a specialist creator or defender.

I think Foden is closer to Bernardo in this respect, but with Gundog looking like he'll be departing next summer, Bellingham is more a replacement for him I'd imagine.

If Bernie does leave, I think the focus will shift onto securing Bellingham for Gundog next season, & a left wing replacement for Sterling which will become a priority signing. Joao Felix?

We've been carefully balancing the books all year & currently have a transfer surplus. Perhaps the Bernardo news breaking overnight explains why? )(
 
kye1991 said:
Is Paris much better than England? Iv been twice and it's a shithole and its full of French people. The weather is just as shit and the food portions wouldn't fill a child. Ligue 1 is also shit.
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Paris and the French are fucking ace
 
Dribble said:
Is Bellingham like for like with Bernardo though? I don't think he's as creative. He's more your classic central midfield all rounder & not a specialist creator or defender.

I think Foden is closer to Bernardo in this respect, but with Gundog looking like he'll be departing next summer, Bellingham is more a replacement for him I'd imagine.

If Bernie does leave, I think the focus will shift onto securing Bellingham for Gundog next season, & a left wing replacement for Sterling which will become a priority signing. Joao Felix?

We've been carefully balancing the books all year & currently have a transfer surplus. Perhaps all of this breaking overnight explains why? )(
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I don’t think there is a like for like replacement for Bernardo. Bellingham might replace his energy and defensive cover. Foden his creativity, close ball control and dribbling but I don’t know if any other players with his skill set.

Dreadful if Bernardo ending up in Paris with their array of decent but uninspiring midfielders. He might well be still friendly with Mbappe though which may explain the link.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Gutted to listen to that interview, thought last season and the addition of Haaland would have brought a reset in his thinking.

Bernie clearly couching his words because he still thinks there might be an opportunity to leave this window.

That's why the claims we rejected Neymar for Bernardo doesn't smell right.

There's absolutely no way we would reject such a deal, zero.

Bernie and his missus would jump at Paris and the lifestyle he and his missus enjoy.

I'd be on the blower right now if it was ever an option. More surprised Soriano and Pep didn't snap hands off...
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I’d be on the blower too, telling psg to fuck right off.
 
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