Barcelona have made moves for Man City mainstay, in contact with La Liga over transfer

Over the past week, the chatter surrounding Barcelona’s interest in Manchester City mainstay Bernardo Silva has picked up once again.

Having failed to sign the Portuguese international in the last couple of years, the Blaugrana are set to make another attempt for him this summer and hope that they are third time lucky.

However, the move is not easy to pull off given Barcelona’s current financial situation and Silva’s €80 million price tag.

Despite that, the La Liga champions have not given up on the hope to land their top midfield target, with Xavi keen on incorporating the 28-year-old.

It has previously been reported that Silva is also keen on a transfer to Barça and his agent Jorge Mendes is trying hard to facilitate the move.

Now, Gerard Romero has doubled down on the same, stating that Silva and Mendes are indeed very keen for the former to make the switch from Manchester City to Barcelona this summer.

It is claimed that Mendes is very eager to help Silva realise his dream of playing for the Blaugrana and has been in regular contact with the La Liga champions.

At the same time, Barcelona are making moves to try and land the signing of Silva. Club president Joan Laporta is very keen on the deal. And with the player seemingly onboard with the idea, the Catalans have been in contact with La Liga about the transfer.

After all, given the club’s Financial Fair Play situation, it must be assessed whether the signing of the Portuguese international would fit into their viability plan. So, talks have been ongoing with the league to try and facilitate the transfer.

Furthermore, Romero adds that Silva would be more than happy to join Barça on a reasonable salary for now with increments for the future.

But, everything comes back to the financial situation at the club and for Barcelona to sign Bernardo, they must make important sales this summer. And Romero specifies that Franck Kessie, who is on the transfer list, would not be considered an ‘important sale’.

So, despite the willingness of Silva and the efforts of Mendes, Barcelona’s attempts to sign him from Manchester City might end up proving futile if they are unable to sanction any major sales.