Bernardo Silva

[I'm Blue]

For the 1,000th time, De Jong has normal wages. The only reason his wages get reported as being super high is because Barcelona didn't pay him at all during covid and had to pay him 3 years salary last year.

The Bernardo new contract will see him get paid far more than De Jong is getting.

First time I've heard that, maybe you should've posted it 2000 times : )
My point still stands.
De Jong ain't coming here for the same or less money, he"ll want 300k a week minimum.
So offer it to Bernardo.
Whether he accepts is another matter, but imo he's earned the offer at least.

 

[BlueJake]

To be honest obviously my preference would be Bernardo sign a mega eternal contract. But if we say he's likely to go this transfer window or next, I don't think a swap for FDJ would be the worst business as he's still quality

 

[TonyM]

Do not sell Bernardo prettyaplease.

 

[I'm Blue]

doesnt seem like he wants to extend. he wants to get out asap. still, he will not be sold this summer, someone lock this thread please

He may extend with the lack of offers from elsewhere.
Barca are broke, doubt he'd want Paris, same for Saudi.
Running out of options for a player of his quality.
It's looking like he"ll either extend or leave for free, maybe the latter but who knows.

 

[KingGeorge]

Do not sell Bernardo prettyaplease.

I think if we were going to move him it would have already happened.

 

[Dax777]

I think if we were going to move him it would have already happened.

Not sure we can move anyone without an offer. Same with Laporte and Cancelo. I'm sure the preference is for them to be moved. But you can't move anyone when no offers come in.

 

[KingGeorge]

Not sure we can move anyone without an offer. Same with Laporte and Cancelo. I'm sure the preference is for them to be moved. But you can't move anyone when no offers come in.

Sure, but I don't think we would accept an offer this late in the offseason for him. We are closing in on August and think finding a replacement this late in the offseason would be hard.

 

[Phil1]

He’s the most City player we’ve got. If that makes sense.
Keep him above everyone else please. (Everyone linked with a transfer obviously)

 

[Coatigan]

He doesn’t exactly not want to stay. But he just wants to play for Benfica before he’s too old.

Here are the most recent quotes I can find;

‘I have two more years on my Manchester City contract. My contract would end at 31. I won't hide that my goal in the coming years, if something good happens elsewhere, will probably be to move to a new project.

But going into a new project at the age of 29, I'll only finish this contract probably at 34. If you ask me: what did you think 10 years ago? My goal was to return to Benfica at the age of 32 at the most. What do I think today? It depends on what happens next summer.

I'm not going to lie: it's not something I don't think about. I think about it every year. It has always been a goal. I couldn't fulfil my dream of playing for Benfica when I was 19, 20 years old, but I still want to fulfil it. It's something I think about.

When I was about to leave Manchester City two years ago, that would go right, at 32. Now it won't go right if I leave, and I don't know if that will happen, a club that pays what City want for me won't give me a three-year contract, they will give me a five-year contract. And I'd already be 34 years old.

Being very realistic: for me to leave Manchester City for Benfica, or to leave another great European for Benfica, I cannot leave with two or three years on my contract, because Benfica do not have the money to pay these clubs; I have to go free. I'm in a difficult situation that I have to manage, but we'll see what happens’.

He seems laidback about it but most of all - understandably, just like we would as City fans and happened to be professional players - wants to play for the club he supports while he can still make a difference with them (he only ever made three substitute appearances for Benfica when he was a young lad). He’d like a new project (Pep puts more demands on Bernardo than probably any other player with the expectation to run and run and run and in different positions from one month to the next) but understands that it won’t allow him to play for Benfica at a young enough age if he leaves City… and City don’t want him to leave.

When is that from, sounds like it is this summer.

Interesting take, about the timing and going on a longer term contract elsewhere vs what he has here.

 

[not my fault!]

I’m going to be disappointed if when he extends, that he’s not in an open dressing gown, slippers and with a brew in his hand as he signs the contract.