Bernado has put more effort in than any other player over last season and this. He may have undistinguished games but he also has very good ones such as against Newcastle. He will go on to be a key part of whatever success we have this season.
I would be very happy if he extended for another year during which hopefully he could be rotated so that he is not absolutely exhausted from playing every game.
He is currently earning £300,000 per week while contributing only slightly more than Lewis. He has been by far the worst player in this team since May 2023 (if we don't count Phillips and Lewis). He is a liability in defense and a huge problem for our defenders; he doesn't win any duels, whether in the air or on the ground. He can't catch up to anyone, and every midfielder in the league outruns him.
As for the right-wing position, it's pointless to even discuss it—he is even more useless there.
I don't want to sugarcoat things, just state them as they are. Currently, he earns more than Andersen, Wharton, Zubimendi, and a few other defensive midfielders combined.
I would honestly rather see anyone of them in the lineup for an away game against Tottenham than Bernardo.
You can't live off past glory.
Another season at City would mean we are once again ruining the chance to establish a proper midfield, which has been broken since Gündoğan's departure, and Fernandinho's before him. Even Kovačić is a better CM than him—he looks more natural in that position
We will have massive problems again if he stays, and I hope he doesn't. It's hard to say what's worse: the fact that he's Pep's favorite and that he has to play every single minute. If he’s used as a CMF, then someone like Rodri, Gonzalez, O'Reilly, or Anderson** will have to suffer next season. Even worse than that is Pep's masochistic move to push him to the right wing in 2026. Savinho is a better right winger than him.
He is a Benfica-level player.
Many people forget how he spent years leaking rumors about moving to Barcelona, and every time, Pep would deny those rumors with his life. I hope the time has finally come for them to come tru