Superagent has promised Bernardo Silva his dream move to Barcelona

Barcelona’s admiration of Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva is no hidden secret. The Catalans have been interested in the 27-year-old since last summer but have had their hands tied due to finances.

Heading into the summer transfer window this year, Barça have trained their sights on Silva yet again as they view the Portuguese international as a potential replacement for Frenkie de Jong.

The Netherlands international has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United and is believed to be open to making the switch to England. So there remains a possibility that he could end up leaving Barcelona, in which scenario, the Catalans wish to sign Silva.

As per a report from Diario AS, Bernardo Silva is ‘crazy’ about a potential transfer to Barcelona this summer, with his representative Jorge Mendes even promising the midfielder that he will try hard to get him his dream move to Camp Nou.

Manchester City, for their part, are expected to make things hard for Barça though, with Pep Guardiola already claiming that it will be difficult for the Blaugrana to sign Silva this summer.

Indeed, the Premier League champions have slapped a €100 million price tag on the former SL Benfica wonderkid. Given Barcelona’s financial situation, shelling out such a sum would be difficult. However, the Catalans plan to fund the move from the money they receive by selling de Jong.

Barcelona have slapped an €85 million valuation on the Netherlands international. But, Manchester United have offered just €70 million so far, indicating that there is still some way to go for the two clubs to reach an agreement.

So, a move for Silva will hinge on whether Barcelona can move de Jong on this summer for their desired valuation. However, that has not stopped superagent Jorge Mendes from promising the Manchester City midfielder a transfer to Camp Nou.