Bernardo Silva

[BAB.DAB]

You know were a soft touch when it comes to Barca

Yeah, look at the Ferran Torres deal, got our pants ripped down and backside slapped big time, should have got double what Barcelona paid for him.

 

[Kippax Street 1880]

Well done for showing up your lack of knowledge on the club.

You think our director of football decided to join the Super League???

Fuck me that was Sheikh Mansour, Khaldoon and Ferran. And they supposedly kept it secret from the rest of the club.
Pep didn't know, why the fuck would our transfer guy know?

They all knew, they miscalculated the City fans reaction. They thought we would all be on board and see it as 2 fingers to UEFA. Thats why they scrambled like fuck to backtrack out of it as soon as they saw the reaction.

 

[Legal Alien]

I don't think we get the best out of him to be honest. He's been turned into a box-to-box midfielder who very rarely gets to show off his incredible attacking talent and quite often is just a water carrier for KDB and Rodri.

There's some exceptional games like Liverpool last year, but a lot of the time he's too tired to do anything once he's done the defensive work.

I put in the Phillips thread I thought it would be a great transfer for Bernie because it would put someone else in that high-energy box to box role and let him get on the ball more, but I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to move somewhere he could be an attacking midfielder again.

I agree with that and think he plays his best games when KDB isn't in the team.

I'm just wondering where he fits in at Barcelona and why they seem desperate to buy him.
They have Pedri, Gavi, Fati, Torres, Dembele and they just bought Kessie and Raphina, it just seems they are overloaded with attacking midfielders/ wide forwards already.

 

[kun]

They all knew, they miscalculated the City fans reaction. They thought we would all be on board and see it as 2 fingers to UEFA. Thats why they scrambled like fuck to backtrack out of it as soon as they saw the reaction.

It's just not part of Txiki's job.

Sure blame Khaldoon or Ferran - they're business men. They are the ones in charge of decisions like that.

Whether Txiki knew or not he had no say in the matter as it is not part of his job remit, just like Pep.

 

[Legal Alien]

too late to get Bellingham in now I'd think. Maybe he goes in the winter or summer but can't see him going now.

It depends.
If Bernie does leave and we get £80-90m, i'd think we may put in a big bid for Bellingham this summer

 

[domalino]

too late to get Bellingham in now I'd think. Maybe he goes in the winter or summer but can't see him going now.

Dortmund were never selling Bellingham this summer just like they were never selling Haaland last summer when Chelsea offered £100m.

Their business model relies on regular big sales, it doesn't work if you sell everyone in the same summer.

2023 - Bellingham
2022 - Haaland
2021 - Sancho
2020 -
2019 - They got €120m from 8 players
2018 - Pulisic + Aubameyang
2017 - Dembele

 

[SalfordGrimble]

Why aren’t we in for FDJ? They need to shift him to buy Bernardo. It surprises me that we haven’t heard talks of FDJ + x amount for Bernardo. I find it difficult to believe that Pep doesn’t rate him, he’s versatile, of the Cruyff and Barca mould, we have previous interest, does he hate the idea of Manchester that much? If so - Utd aren’t getting him, Chelsea look spent, so surely Bernardo stays put.

 

[Legal Alien]

And they are Barcelona, they enjoy certain privileges with us. It's a Catalan thing, you wouldn't understand...none of us would.

Yet it's okay for them to drag our name through the mud when it suits them.
Fuck them, their whining about us have cost them any privileges in my book

 

[kun]

too late to get Bellingham in now I'd think. Maybe he goes in the winter or summer but can't see him going now.

Bellingham was never leaving this summer

 

[kun]

Why aren’t we in for FDJ? They need to shift him to buy Bernardo. It surprises me that we haven’t heard talks of FDJ + x amount for Bernardo. I find it difficult to believe that Pep doesn’t rate him, he’s versatile, of the Cruyff and Barca mould, we have previous interest, does he hate the idea of Manchester that much? If so - Utd aren’t getting him, Chelsea look spent, so surely Bernardo stays put.

Because that would be like swapping Bernardo for another Gundo.

Paqueta, Fekir, Nkunku are much more similar to Bernardo. These would be who I expect us to look at.

I'd be tempted to bid for N'Golo Kanté if Bernie leaves, I know he's a very different kind of footballer but would be ideal in a double pivot with Rodri.

 

[onceabluealways]

City won’t do this, they want the best talent to sign for us knowing that if it does not work out for whatever reason (weather, playing time, restaurants etc) we will allow them to move on providing a club meets our valuation. For what it is worth I think this is in our best long term interest

Certainly not in our interest if he leaves on deadline day. I agree if players want to leave let them but not if it’s costly at the time.

 

[akrh215]

Now who are we going to bring in to replace Berna?

 

[RayCTID]

Now who are we going to bring in to replace Berna?

No one as we aren't selling him this season. Both Barcelona and Bernardo Silva's agent have left it late imo.

 

[bumbleblue]

Now who are we going to bring in to replace Berna?

My guess would be Paqueta but it’s just a guess and probably for next year or wrong.

 

[Legal Alien]

I'd be tempted to bid for N'Golo Kanté if Bernie leaves, I know he's a very different kind of footballer but would be ideal in a double pivot with Rodri.

We don't need Kante, we've bought Phillips who can play that double pivot role.

If Bernie leaves we need an attacking midfielder or a box to box midfielder

 

[kun]

We don't need Kante, we've bought Phillips who can play that double pivot role.

If Bernie leaves we need an attacking midfielder or a box to box midfielder

N'Golo Kanté

 

[franksinatra]

Because that would be like swapping Bernardo for another Gundo.

Paqueta, Fekir, Nkunku are much more similar to Bernardo. These would be who I expect us to look at.

I'd be tempted to bid for N'Golo Kanté if Bernie leaves, I know he's a very different kind of footballer but would be ideal in a double pivot with Rodri.

So were not in for FDJ because he is not similar to Bernardo but you would go for N’Golo Kante if he left?. Do you know we signed Kalvin Phillips? Mindboggling post.

 

[shevtheblue]

Pep was asked how he would feel about someone like Bernardo leaving and not having a replacement, eventually he brushed away the question with a standard reply but he took some time to think about what to say. You could tell he would not be happy with that, obviously.

 

[Nicholas van Whatsisface]

They all knew, they miscalculated the City fans reaction. They thought we would all be on board and see it as 2 fingers to UEFA. Thats why they scrambled like fuck to backtrack out of it as soon as they saw the reaction.

Whether he knew or not, frankly neither you nor I know for sure - but blaming Txiki for a decision that definitely won’t have been his is a little odd.

This one sits squarely with Ferran and Khaldoon - whether we joined the Super League or not is way above Txiki’s pay grade.

You might as well blame Pep.

 

[Legal Alien]

N'Golo Kanté

I know who you mean mate but he's more of a defensive midfielder for Chelsea and not who we need to replace Bernie.