Bernardo Silva

[Chi-town blues]

I'm going to stick my neck out and claim he won't go to Saudi. Not this transfer window.

You know the rules.

 

[xMatMcC]

These were the live odds on Sky bet @ 18.50

Gotcha. Bet365 live odds are:

Saudi: 4/5 (1.80)
PSG: 15/8 (2.87)
City: 6/1 (7.0)
Barca: 12/1 (13.0)

If you think he's staying at city, use 365 lol.

On another note, please stay Bernardo. If we're letting him walk for 70m I'd rather get one more year out of him then sell. If we can get 100m then I'd let him go now.

 

[Barcon]

He can do what he wants for me,that lad gave his all never shirked out of anything, that with the cup of tea when we gave the dippers a guard of honour Barney will go down in folklore with City fans for that,whatever he does stays or go’s,in my eyes he’ll always be a City legend to me.

Agreed, and as long as he doesn't go to a decent English team he can windmill my wife and kick my cat as he's heading out the door.
Love you Bernie.

 

[zebbemacahan]

It's Saudi Arabia, mate

He won't be jumping through hoops to go there for a start.

Maybe not. But perhaps he in that case would like to pocket those extra 50M as a signing on bonus…

 

[chaddblue]

Doesn't strike me as someone who is overly concerned about life's material trappings, so I just can't see him sitting by the pool for the next two years trying on bespoke watches and petting racehorses.

Maybe not him.. but his missus probably loves the idea (and the money)

 

[franksinatra]

Prior to these stories I would have thought Bernardo Silva would be the last person to head anywhere solely for money. Hope that proves to be the case.

 

[zebbemacahan]

I get this logic, but then, I understand he will not be taking 2m quid per week, but 200-300k only? I am sure he gets that they need to pay him more, the same way they need to pay us more. They pay him more because Saudi Arabia doesn't have a strong league, and they pay us more because they are known to overpay for players. For example, recently, they paid 50m for Neves. What's Bernardo worth, then? Having said all that, for me, 100m quid and they can have him. Let's not be unrealistic.

Yeah, I dunno, or he wants more money as a signing on bonus.
In either case, Bernardo Silva would be one hell of a statement signing for the saudian league

 

[Gabriel]

Maybe not him.. but his missus probably loves the idea (and the money)

According to this article (from the Sun), they are due to marry in Portugal on July 1st, so it might be a while yet before we know of any transfer.

 

[Ghostofmerlin]

I figure Bernie will probably be here for the next two years and then leave on a free transfer at the end, like Gundo.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

I guess we will see....I'll be shocked if a guy that struggled to adapt to Manchester goes to live in Saudi Arabia

Why? It's huge money and the weather is pretty nice.
As stated in other threads, the attitude has relaxed an awful lot in Saudi Arabia. Not like the lads a party animal, and I imagine there's some pretty nice restaurants to eat in.
Do I think he's heading there too early - yes - but by the looks of things European clubs might just have to get used to it in the short term.