Why I initially refused Man City armband despite Pep Guardiola offer, as explained by Bernardo Silva
Bernardo Silva took over as Man City captain last summer after Kevin De Bruyne left for NapoliPortuguese star will leave the Blues as a free agent when his contract expires in JuneSilva gives peak thr...
Why I initially refused Man City armband despite Pep Guardiola offer, as explained by Bernardo Silva Bernardo Silva took over as Man City captain last summer after Kevin De Bruyne left for Napoli Portuguese star will leave the Blues as a free agent when his contract expires in June Silva gives peak through the curtain into captaincy chat with Guardiola last summer Manchester City skipper Bernardo Silva has revealed why he hesitated to take the armband from Kevin De Bruyne last summer. Silva was appointed Manchester City captain by manager Pep Guardiola last summer following the notable departure of Kevin De Bruyne , who left the Blues to join Napoli on a free transfer. Since his £43 million arrival from AS Monaco in 2017, Silva has made his name as one of Manchester City’s greatest-ever players and cemented himself as one of the greatest imports into the Premier League , having won six league titles among a plethora of silverware in England.
Manchester City to open pub to celebrate departing duo Bernardo Silva and John Stones As he prepares to bid farewell to the Blues, the Portugal international has lifted the lid on why he initially turned down Guardiola’s offer of the Manchester City armband last summer. Bernardo: I was hesitant to assume Man City captaincy In conversation with Mail Sport’s Jack Gaughan ahead of Saturday’s FA Cup final against Chelsea , Silva has shed light on his thinking when Guardiola approached him to take the armband from De Bruyne. “Pep (Guardiola) was a bit upset with me initially,” the midfielder said.
“We didn’t agree completely because I said, ‘Look, you know my decision. I’m going to leave (the club) in one year. Maybe it’s better for the club if you choose the guy that’s going to be a captain a bit more long-term’.
“We talked again. He decided to go through with it and I was really honoured. I was just thinking that maybe for the club, it was better if it was a guy that was going to stay for at least three, four, five more years.