Bernardo Silva

[SJT]

If Grealish is worth 100 million - I wouldn’t sell Bernardo for less that 150 million then

 

[SJT]

Gundos off soon as well...fffs

 

[blueparrot]

Getting to the point now where there's that much speculation about Bernardo's future that there has to be some substance to it. There's no point in having a player who's head is not in Manchester anymore. If that puts us back a season or two, then so be it.

Bernardo has given his all for the club, he's been absolutely brilliant and a fans favourite. I would hate to see him go but If he wants to move, we shouldn't stand in his way (if the money is correct also). We owe that to him.

Where? Flappers in here and nobodies on twitter not counted.

 

[vmsuhail]

Getting to the point now where there's that much speculation about Bernardo's future that there has to be some substance to it. There's no point in having a player who's head is not in Manchester anymore. If that puts us back a season or two, then so be it.

Bernardo has given his all for the club, he's been absolutely brilliant and a fans favourite. I would hate to see him go but If he wants to move, we shouldn't stand in his way (if the money is correct also). We owe that to him.

We didn't sign Erling Haaland to put us back a couple of seasons.

 

[CityBluez]

Im not sure Bernardo is the type of person to cause an issue and sulk

If he doesn't then we stay firm in our price of 100m like we did with ake. But if at all we sell Bernardo at a lower price, I won't blame pep, txiki etc

 

[Stiff Little Wingers]

Bernardo hasn't left. If he does (which I think unlikely), I'm sure we'll bring somebody else in.

Mahrez and Grealish are both fine players and will both contribute to a good season.

I really don't see anything to worry about. Bring in a LB and we'll be just fine.

I'm sure you don't mean it but this comes across as a tad complacent. If we lose Bernardo in addition to Jesus, Sterling, Zinchenko and Fernandinho then we've lost a lot of the heart, energy, know how and knowledge of the system as well as being tremendous players.
Even if we replace Bernardo (and of course I hope he stays) he will take time to blend in as will Haaland, Phillips and Alvarez.
It's also slightly worrying that all these players have been with us for about 5-6 years and are now going at the same time (again assuming Bernardo goes) - maybe it's just coincidence or something else?

 

[lonestay]

A contract works both ways , City has a reputation of not standing in anyone's way if they want to leave, but Bernie has 3 years left on a contract he was happy to sign.so I would like to think that a decent compromise can be achieved with him where he doesn't leave us in a predicament at this late stage before the season starts, and we do right by him next summer . Saying that though let's not just give him away cheaply when that moment comes, there is a chance that his silverware count goes up this season and his reputation is enhanced and a selling price needs to reflect that .

 

[bluealf]

Reports of a bidding war between psg and barca over Bernardo. Hopefully if he does go we should try to get the most for him

Have Barcelona reached a tenner yet?

 

[Phil1]

He’s not leaving this window. I know it’s another thread to keep the hysterical posters going strong in their shouts of how this window is crap and Txiki is the worst employee in world football but it must get boring jumping to the worst case scenario at every opportunity?
Probably not actually looking across the Transfer forum in general.

 

[suvommukherjee08]

PSG bullied Barca into submission, i don't get why do we need to maintain this happy go club image? Just make a statement out of Bernardo and asko Barca to pay 150-160 or some absurd amount which they won't/can't and tell Bernardo to see out his contrct here. And also please next summer go for their best player.

 

[Gaz76]

Gundos off soon as well...fffs

Going down with a billion in the bank

 

[Tangled up in blue.]

But we should hold to our evaluation which should be upwards of £80m ....anything less and you start to question whether Txixi is doing his old mates favours

Perhaps a little brown envelope for Txixi maybe

 

[PragueBlue]

I'm sure you don't mean it but this comes across as a tad complacent. If we lose Bernardo in addition to Jesus, Sterling, Zinchenko and Fernandinho then we've lost a lot of the heart, energy, know how and knowledge of the system as well as being tremendous players.
Even if we replace Bernardo (and of course I hope he stays) he will take time to blend in as will Haaland, Phillips and Alvarez.
It's also slightly worrying that all these players have been with us for about 5-6 years and are now going at the same time (again assuming Bernardo goes) - maybe it's just coincidence or something else?

I am complacent about it as I have no control over any of it. I'm sure our management team are working on bringing in new players as and when needed. Really no point in getting worked up about it as some seem to do.

The players that have left are indeed excellent players but probably not first choice at City these days. People want a bigger squad without realising that it is perceived lack of playing time that made the likes of Sterling, Jesus and Zinchenko want to leave in the first place. A bigger squad would only make that situation worse.

Gunogan will probably also go next year. Mahrez and possibly KDB in 2-3 years. You can only keep a team together for so long without players getting a bit stale and wanting a new challenge. Others of course age and lose their effectiveness and a few will be unhappy with the amount of games they get. It will always be a case of rebuilding. Some seasons will just need more work than others. This is one of those seasons.

 

[PragueBlue]

Perhaps a little brown envelope for Txixi maybe

Dear me.

 

[Blue_Lightsaber]

Why?
We've lost squad depth and pace from the team this summer

Are you so easily influenced by what you hear on twitter that you ignored facts?

Pep likes 17 senior players.

Currently we have..

1. Ederson
2. Ortega
3. Carson
4. Diaz
5. Ake
6. Laporte
7. Stones
8. Walker
9. Cancelo
10. Gundogan
11. KDB
12. Bernardo
13. Kalvin
14. Rodri
15. Foden
16. Haaland
17. Alvarez
18. Mahrez
19. Grealish

And I didn't even count the academy kids
20. Palmer
21. JWE

Only thing we're lacking in is maybe a legit senior Left Back.

 

[blueparrot]

But we should hold to our evaluation which should be upwards of £80m ....anything less and you start to question whether Txixi is doing his old mates favours

If Txiki decided what fees we accept you mean ? Of course if you mean Khaldoon and Soriano would rather do Barca a favour than do their jobs properly then in my pesonal opinion you need to have another think.

 

[Phil1]

Dear me.

Anybody who still has the train of thought that Txiki hasn’t got our best interests at heart and would do Barcelona a favour at the expense of City is a fucking moron. So not surprised to see the names of the posters who think it.

 

[Cricket Blue]

Are you so easily influenced by what you hear on twitter that you ignored facts?

Pep likes 17 senior players.

Currently we have..

1. Ederson
2. Ortega
3. Carson
4. Diaz
5. Ake
6. Laporte
7. Stones
8. Walker
9. Cancelo
10. Gundogan
11. KDB
12. Bernardo
13. Kalvin
14. Rodri
15. Foden
16. Haaland
17. Alvarez
18. Mahrez
19. Grealish

And I didn't even count the academy kids
20. Palmer
21. JWE

Only thing we're lacking in is maybe a legit senior Left Back.

A good point but let's not forget a small squad nearly cost us the title in the end when we ran out of defenders.
For me that's wafer thin and when we have an injury crisis there is little give in the system.

 

[leo_city]

Pep likes 17 senior players.

What's that based on?!

 

[PragueBlue]

A good point but let's not forget a small squad nearly cost us the title in the end when we ran out of defenders.
For me that's wafer thin and when we have an injury crisis there is little give in the system.

Sterling, Zinchenko and Jesus wanted to leave for more playing time. A bigger squad just makes that problem worse. It's a difficult balancing act but a LB is all that we really need now.