Barcelona reach agreement in principle to sign Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva

Barcelona reach agreement in principle to sign Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva Barcelona & Bernardo Silva reach an agreement in principle, deal described as 80% complete Outgoing City captain willing to take 60% pay cut to facilitate Spotify Camp Nou move Silva’s agent Jorge Mendes actively pushing to finalise remaining structural details this week Barcelona are closing in on the signing of departing Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva this summer, as per a new report. The Portuguese midfielder is expected to arrive at the Camp Nou as a free agent this summer and has shown his commitment to the move by agreeing to accept a pay cut of around 60% from his current salary at Manchester City – a significant personal sacrifice that underlines just how much Silva wants this particular move above all others. Silva confirmed his upcoming departure from Manchester City earlier this month in an official statement, bringing to an end a nine-year spell at the Etihad Stadium that has yielded six Premier League titles, the UEFA Champions League and a host of other honours.

Bernardo Silva announces Manchester City departure as free agent in official statement Pep Guardiola paid an emotional tribute to his captain after City’s crucial 2-1 win over Arsenal a few weeks ago, warning he would cry if he spoke too much about what the 31-year-old has meant to him over the years. Report: Barcelona and Silva reach agreement in principle According to Barca Universal , Barcelona have reached an agreement in principle to sign Silva as a free agent this summer, with the deal already around 80% complete. It is worth noting that a deal is not complete at present and crucial details have to be sorted for a transfer to materialise for Barcelona manager Hansi Flick , who has given his go-ahead for the acquisition if outgoings make way for the Manchester City captain.

Barcelona are understood to be prioritising the signing of Silva ahead of other transfer plans this summer and the playmaker’s agent Jorge Mendes is working to take his client to western Europe before the FIFA World Cup kicks off across the Atlantic. What is the wider context for Silva’s Barcelona move? A move to Barcelona has been Silva’s long-stated ambition for several years, with the Portuguese having held a long-standing desire to return closer to his homeland in the latter stages of his career.

Juventus had also made formal contact with Mendes over a potential move for Silva, while Paris Saint-Germain have also been monitoring the Lisbon-born star’s situation. Turkish giants join transfer race to sign Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva Silva’s willingness to absorb a significant wage reduction to join Barcelona, however, makes clear that no rival offer – however lucrative – is likely to alter the destination he has been working towards for the better part of three years. For City, the only remaining question is how his departure will be felt on the pitch in the seasons ahead.