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Bernardo Silva has told Man City he wants to leave the club with Paris Saint-Germain very interested in signing him, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Portuguese midfielder has been one of the Citizen\u2019s most consistent performers under Pep Guardiola \u2013 who has led Man City to four Premier League titles in the last five seasons.<\/p>\n
His performances have seen him linked with a move elsewhere over the last two years.<\/p>\n
The summer of 2021 was an uncertain one for Silva, who was a player Man City were reportedly willing to include in a deal to sign Tottenham striker Harry Kane.<\/p>\n
A move to Spurs was not tempting to the player, however, and it is believed that City\u2019s sole bid for Kane was cash only.<\/p>\n
Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, PSG and Arsenal have all since been linked with the former AS Monaco star.<\/p>\n
It looks like it will be another summer full of uncertainty for Silva after Barcelona failed to sign him in the previous two windows.<\/p>\n
The Catalan club\u2019s difficult financial situation will likely hinder them if they try to sign the midfielder again this summer.<\/p>\n
City do not tend to stand in the way of players that are looking to move elsewhere, as long as their asking price is met.<\/p>\n
They let Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus join Arsenal last summer, while Raheem Sterling went to Chelsea.<\/p>\n
Had Barca met City\u2019s valuation of Silva, he probably would have left for the Nou Camp club.<\/p>\n
That price-tag was believed to be in the region of\u00a0\u20ac80million, which was obviously too much for a club going through such financial turmoil.<\/p>\n
Barca did accept a bid in that region from Man Utd for Frenkie de Jong, but the Dutch playmaker did not want to leave, and had he gone to the Red Devils, they might have been able to fund a deal to sign Silva.<\/p>\n
However, it seems that a transfer to the French capital is the most likely move for the Portugal international at the end of the season, if he is to leave Man City.<\/p>\n
According to Relevo, PSG have made Silva their top target ahead of the summer window.<\/a><\/p>\n It is believed that the club\u2019s hierarchy is \u2018losing faith\u2019 in manager\u00a0Christophe Galtier and\u00a0sporting director\u00a0Luis Campos, though the latter is still \u2018planning\u2019 for next season.<\/p>\n And part of Campos\u2019 plan is to bring Silva to the Parc des Princes, although the top priority for the club as a whole is to agree a new contract with Lionel Messi.<\/p>\n Silva \u2018will try to leave Man City\u2019 at the end of the season as he \u2018wants\u00a0a new experience, also in\u00a0private life\u2019.<\/p>\n In a blow to PSG, however, the player prefers a move to Spain but remains the \u2018number one objective\u2019 for Campos, who brought him from Benfica to Monaco in 2014.<\/p>\n The report claims that the Parisiens \u2018offered almost\u00a0\u20ac70m, but City \u2018demanded\u00a0\u20ac90m\u2019 last year.<\/p>\n City will accept \u2018considerably less\u2019 this summer, however, and PSG are \u2018ready to battle their rivals\u2019 for the 28-year-old\u2019s signature.<\/p>\n Barca remain \u2018very interested\u2019, the report adds, and Silva\u2019s agent Jorge Mendes has spoken with the La Liga club on multiple occasions about a potential deal.<\/p>\n Inevitably, \u2018the price and salary of the player seem inaccessible\u2019 for the Blaugrana.<\/p>\n Campos will be busy in the summer window, even if his position as sporting director is in doubt, with Silva \u2018at the head of his preferences\u2019.<\/p>\n Man City are second in the Premier League, eight points behind Arsenal with a game in hand.<\/p>\n Silva scored four and assisted five in 25 league appearances this term.<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Haaland could still break these seasonal records if he actually starts playing well for Manchester City<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\n