Manchester City superstar breaks silence on future amid Barcelona links

Manchester City midfielder has finally broken his silence and talked about his future amidst strong links with Barcelona this summer.

The 27-year-old has grown into a vital asset for Pep Guardiola, becoming an integral part of the success that the Citizens have achieved in recent seasons.

The Portugal international has attracted serious interest from Barcelona, who view him as an ideal fit into their midfield unit. The Catalans are willing to sign him but are dependent on the future of Frenkie de Jong to pull off a transfer.

At the same time, Manchester City are extremely reluctant to let him leave and are planning to price Barça out of a move by slapping an enormous price tag on him.

Amidst all the rumours and speculations, Silva has now opened up on his future after Man City’s friendly encounter against Club America. Speaking to Sky Sports (h/t SPORT), the former AS Monaco midfielder said:

“As long as I am a Man City player, I will give absolutely everything for the club.”

There is a sense of ambiguity in Silva’s statement, as he does not entirely commit himself to the Premier League champions. Nonetheless, signing the 27-year-old will be anything but easy for Barcelona.

Man City are reluctant to let him leave and will want at least €80-90 million if they do decide to part ways with the Portuguese international.

Silva, for his part, is believed to be interested in a transfer to Barça, with his agent, Jorge Mendes, also trying hard to facilitate a move. However, as iterated earlier, the Blaugrana will only be able to sign him up if they can offload Frenkie de Jong.

But that is proving to be an impossible task as the Netherlands international has no interest in leaving the Catalan club despite Manchester United pushing for his transfer.