Manchester City will seek £75 million for Barcelona, PSG transfer target – report

Bernardo Silva is a player who has a lot of admirers at FC Barcelona. The La Liga leaders have been interested in signing the Manchester City superstar for well over a year now, but finances have made it hard for them to acquire his services.

Heading into the summer transfer window of 2023, Barça continue to have their eyes on Silva, even though a transfer looks highly improbable due to their Financial Fair Play situation.

Nevertheless, 90 Min is reporting that Manchester City will not stand in the way of an exit for the Portuguese international this summer if he wants to leave. However, in that case, they will seek a transfer fee of around £75 million for Silva.

The 28-year-old has been a top performer for the Premier League champions since arriving at the club back in 2017 from AS Monaco. A pivotal part of Pep Guardiola’s setup, Silva is understood to be open to a new adventure in his career.

It was the same case last summer as well with the midfielder being open to join Barcelona. However, due to financial constraints, the Catalans could not swoop in.

Now, the situation remains pretty much the same as Barça continue to dream of Silva and the player also has his eyes on a move to Catalonia, despite interest from Paris Saint-Germain, who want to bring him to France.

However, meeting the £75 million valuation could be impossible for the Blaugrana at this point. Furthermore, they have other priority operations at this point such as the signing of former captain Lionel Messi and Silva’s Manchester City teammate Ilkay Gundogan.

Given their Financial Fair Play turmoil, they would have to make several high-profile sales in order to stand a chance of fitting Silva on their wage bill.

So, the report adds that if Barcelona and Silva are unable to agree terms, the midfielder might not push for an exit from the Etihad and instead even possibly sign a new contract.